Blind in one eye, Ian McKinley makes historic Test debut

Six years after losing sight in his left eye in a horrific rugby accident, Irish flyhalf Ian McKinley battled the odds to make his much-publicized Test debut, coming off the bench as Italy beat Fiji 19-10 at the weekend.

[@keithy1459]

Mad respect for this lad👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@christopherbrady7379]

What a man, what a player

[@gregorykillen4564]

Ian McKinley, you are a true hero sir! Your actions give hope to people, with other supposed physical or mental limitations, around the world and for that you have my respect!!!!!!!
👏👌🤙

[@borjadonazar]

Honour.

[@rugbybulldozer4221]

the gladiator returns always on battle field

[@ivobarnaba1676]

from leonorso to italy.. great road.. great man

[@SirChickenMacNugget]

He wears the goggles not because of his lost eye, but because he was eye gouged TWICE when he returned to rugby in his remaining good eye. Some player!

[@taiingoaphillips9481]

Its kinder cool and weird...kinder reminds of the ones they wear in the NBA.
Good luck to him thou.

[@cerysdavies8921]

Weird ?!!????!!!!,!??.

[@robertmacphee5]

Is that the rauri goggles? That was approved by the IRB last year?

[@rugbybulldozer4221]

yes, an italian company built them for him for his retun on rugby field

[@kalenjifly]

Ian's googles are the only one model approved by the International Rugby Board. They are mede in Italy by Raleri Optical.

[@jonahgaming4774]

Is he retired from international?

[@magnuspeacock5857]

Nope. Played today vs Ireland.