International referee shares screenshots of shocking abuse sent to him

Clancy has a master’s degree in international relations and worked as a tax official with the Revenue Commissioners.

Clancy has also lived with type 1 diabetes for over twenty years
He refereed at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups
He was raised in Bruff and he is the great grandnephew of George Clancy, a former Mayor of Limerick killed during the Irish War of Independence
He remains a hurling fan and he was attending a match between Bruff GAA and Ballybrown GAA when he received a phone call from Paddy O’Brien inviting him to referee the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup