Bernard Jackman: Brilliant Jamison Gibson-Park saves Leinster’s blushes at GAA HQ
Jamison Gibson-Park of Leinster evades the tackle of Northampton Saints' Fin Smith during the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Jamison-Gibson Park didn’t spend his Great Barrier Island childhood dreaming of playing on Croke Park’s hallowed turf, like so many of us did, but I’m sure after yesterday — despite Leinster’s second-half wobble — Jones’s Road will always have a special place in his heart.
The Leinster No 9 was immense: his decision-making was on point, his passing crisp, and he controlled the tempo — taking it up and down with intelligence and maturity.
