Roy Keane showed that the hurler in him has never gone away after bringing Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville to Croke Park.
The trio all got to puck a few sliotar as part of an upcoming episode of The Overlap; the Sky Sports programme regularly hosted by Neville.
The three ex-Premier League stars were in Dublin for a live episode of the show in the 3Arena but they managed to take in plenty of the country during their brief stay.
Keane brought the pair down to Cork where they visited the Ireland legend’s childhood home as well as pop into Rockmount and Cobh Ramblers, both of who Keane played for as a young footballer.
The ex-pros then came back up to Dublin on Thursday for a trip to GAA HQ and take in the confines of Croke Park.
They even met up with Kilkenny hurler TJ Reid, who was on hand to show them a thing or two about the small-ball game.
At The Overlap live show, fans were given a sneak preview of how their hurling experience unfolded at Croker.
Both Carragher and Neville greatly struggled to make much contact with the ash, with Neville particularly struggling.
Keane, however, showed his Cork roots well by cleanly cracking the ball around the hallowed turf in north Dublin.
The crowd were delighted to see the former midfielder coolly stick the sloitar over the bar with ease.
Perhaps if soccer never worked out for Keane, there could have been life for him as a Cork hurler.
The attendees at the 3Arena show were also treated to a visit by Ireland legend Paul McGrath as a special guest.
The special Irish episode of The Overlap is set to debut later this year.
