Rob Kearney

The player turned pundit is back on our screens for the next few weeks as part of Virgin Media's coverage of the Six Nations - and Rob admits he is still ...

He added: "That's probably one of the good things about not being a player. "Rugby has been in my blood since I was four or five years old. [rugby player](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/ireland-rugby) doesn't last forever, with many of them venturing into different career paths when their time on the pitch comes to an end. But it's all good so far." I always said you have to be patient with yourself, you're not going to transition very quickly out of that life. "It's still pretty early, it's only been a year [since retiring] and it takes a good few years to get comfortable in the afterlife," he said. He said: "I always knew I wanted to go into some aspect of punditry but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. "All good things have to come to an end. The likes of Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip have remained involved with rugby through punditry and Rob feels grateful that the same opportunity has been afforded to him. "So you have to be patient with yourself on that journey of finding new passions and new projects. He told RSVP Live at the launch of the Six Nations: "I am happy. There has been a lot of change, but the Louth native says he is content with what he has.