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Rob Kearney burned One Direction's Niall Horan bad on Twitter today

And we thought they were besties.

Aug 28th 2014, 4:49 PM 33,785 Views 11 Comments

JUST WHEN YOU though all Irish heart-throbs were going to stick together, Ireland international Rob Kearney goes and sticks the knife in Niall Horan.

Back in the spring, you may remember Kearney wading in to defend the One Direction, eh… lad, after he become embroiled in a Twitter spat with Welsh scrum-half Mike Phillips (how could you forget? Here, it’s all in here!)

Well anyway, all that back-having is but a distant memory after Leinster sent a (loose-fitting) jersey all the way to St Louis to keep the Mullingar man warm at night.

Looking good @NiallOfficial in the new @canterburyNZ European jersey! Leinster blue suits you! #WeAreLeinster pic.twitter.com/YbItOplmUi
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) August 28, 2014

Source: Leinster Rugby/Twitter

Then came the Kearney-slam!

@leinsterrugby @NiallOfficial @canterburyNZ should have sent him a girls age 10-12 !!!!
— Rob Kearney (@KearneyRob) August 28, 2014

Source: Rob Kearney/Twitter

Oooh! Whaddya say to than then, Horan? Huh?

“@KearneyRob: @leinsterrugby @NiallOfficial @canterburyNZ should have sent him a girls age 10-12 !!!!” Posh boy whissstt !
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) August 28, 2014

Source: Niall Horan/Twitter

Let’s see. 19 thousand-ish retweets versus Kearney’s 235… we’ll call this one a draw.

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Rob Kearney burned One Direction's Niall Horan bad on Twitter today

And we thought they were besties.

Meet Hugo Porta: The Argentine rugby legend who turned down Boca Juniors