CONOR O’BRIEN
Conor O’Brien is the keystone piece in the Rugby Rent Scholarship arch.
In fall of 2021, he threw his two pairs of underwear and socks into his sack and flew from New York City to a place he had never been. The Western Frontier.
Denver Colorado had called, and a young C.O.B. answered with a passion and hunger for new experiences. Conor had never left New York. As a city kid, all he knew was the concrete jungle of the Bronx. Here, in the foothills of the Rockies, his world was blown open by the vastness of the land.
Why, Rugby ?
It’s a genuine concern from a caring mother to a son, who has received a less genuine concern, “So, what is it that you do these days?” for the last 3 years of family gatherings. Now, that question, gets to me. When I hear it, it sounds like an insidious curiosity which sinks below the surface of pleasant interest and has more to do with how they evaluate their present understanding of the value I offer. Equally, quite as possible, it could just be my insecurities screaming over the answers I don’t have. I can’t trip over it though, because at the heart of the question is a human desire I’m all too familiar with: to understand that which we don’t.