The team that came from nowhere to create a Midlands fairy tale In the 1990s an unlikely union between two towns lifted Buccaneers from the third tier of Irish rugby to the top. Their story was a classic tale of success against the odds. By Garry Doyle Saturday 15 May 2021, 10:00 AM 1 hour ago 9,188 Views 3 Comments YOU MAY HAVE come across this biblical story at some point in your life, a supposed mismatch between a Philistine bully who kind of fancied himself and an Israeli sheep farmer no one rated. You’ve probably heard what happened, if not in the Book of Samuel then in just about a million sports previews.