Ex Players in the News...

good point swifty. 5 could have worked in that format. budget prob got in way tho. the signings so far cant have been cheap.
wud have been harsh on ronan though who has done very well and jamie wasnt going to be no2 or 3 here.
there bealham LH, reilly and dever Th in acadamy.

I would have liked to see Hagan back too but I doubt he would have been keen on being behind White twice at two different provinces. Maybe he could have pushed ahead of White but it wasn't guaranteed, plus LI is a clean slate, as already said hopefully it will be good for him. I think he's a good player who can become much better and even after 3 years will still be young for a prop. Its a shame he left Connacht but I can't imagine he learnt nothing at Leinster.

MARK MCCREA had op this morning. Ligaments torn and fibia fracture!= ankle fucked

Dam! Hope he's ok. It's going to be a long road back for him with an injury like that

Shane Monahan ‏@themainmanmono
Im Delighted and honoured to be able to play for Gloucester rugby for another two years, such a fantastic squad and such awesome support!

NOC off to Jersey next season.

Saw that and damien browne joining oyennaix i thinl they are called. Promoted to top14 for next season anyway.

connachtexile wrote: NOC off to Jersey next season.

Any news on McCrea's ankle? How bad is it?

summer of 2013

TJ Anderson (Ealing Trailfinders RFC),
Dave Gannon,
Eoghan Grace (Plymouth RFC),
Matthew Jarvis (Nottingham RFC),
James Loxton,
Mike McCarthy (Leinster Rugby),
Dave Moore,
Ethienne Reynecke,
Fetu’u Vainikolo (Exeter Chiefs),
Mark McCrea (Jersey).

Retired: Adrian Flavin, Johnny O’Connor

Troy Nathan was tweeting about kicking duties. Included a youtube link:

Mogliano, there in the final of the italian league, that kick was from saturday in the semi final of the play off, won 18-8.
he has gotten a few man of the matches and also ran in 2 trys a few times too.

i remember him kicking one evening from half way into the wind, most of been nikora our out half, he didnt connect at all with the ball and wasnt anywhere close.
i think he used to kick for connamara rfc when he came to ireland

summer of 2013

TJ Anderson--Ealing Trailfinders RFC
Dave Gannon,
Eoghan Grace--Plymouth RFC
Matthew Jarvis--Nottingham RFC
James Loxton,
Mike McCarthy--Leinster Rugby
Dave Moore,
Ethienne Reynecke,
Fetu’u Vainikolo--Exeter Chiefs
Mark McCrea--Jersey

Retired: Adrian Flavin, Johnny O’Connor


summer of 2012

henry FA'AIFFLI-- nz tbc
dylan RODGERS-- Wildeklawer Griquas
jamie STEPHENS
dermot MURPHY
stewart MAGUIRE-- (NPG dragons)
niall O CONNOR--- jersy rfc (ulster rugby)
peter BORLASE-- Hawke's Bay (munster)

Retired: Ray OFISA, Brian TUOHY, Keith MATTHEWS


summer of 2011

FIONN carr---connacht (leinster)
IAN keatley--- munster
SEAN croinin---leinster
JAMIE hagan--- london irish (leinster)
MIKE mccomish---ulster
TROY nathan- Mogliano (glasgow)
CILLIAN willis - sale sharks (leinster)
DARRAGH fanning - AIL (viking in oz)
AIDAN wynne - AIL
BERNIE upton-- (Toshiba Fuchu Brave Lupus)
BARRY fa'amausili-- Montpellier HR (San Gregorio)
NIVA ta'auso-- Havelock Sports Club (Counties-Manukau)
CILLIAN willis-- sale sharks (leinster)
SHANE monahan-- Gloucester Rugby (Rotherham Titans)
ROBERT sweeney--AIL
EZRA taylor-- (Worcester Warriors)


summer 2010

Liam BIBO--
Kieran CAMPBELL-- RETIRED (dungannon rugby, AIL)
Conor HIGGINS
Aidan WYNNE

Retired: Robbie MORRIS, Conor O LOUGHLIN


summer 2009

Mel DEANE--
Tim DONNELLY--
Andy DUNNE-- RETIRED (Old Belvo)
Andrew FARLEY-- FC Grenoble
John HEARTY--
John LYNE--
Brian MCGOVERN-- Doncaster (Narbonne) (Venezia)
Conor MULDOON--
Colm RIGNEY--
Mike ROBERTS--
Danny RIORDAN-- (leinster) (munster)


summer 2008

Conor MCPHILLIPS-- RETIRED (AIL)
Robbie SHAW-- Richmond F.C. (Leeds Carnegie) (Bristol Rugby) (London Wasps) (London Welsh)
Ofisa TREVIRANUS-- London Irish
Darren YAPP
Joe MERRIGAN
Liam CASSERLY
Peter DURCAN-- US Montauban (USA Limoges) (Stade Rochelais)
John FOGARTY-- RETIRED (leinster)

Retired: Matt MOSTYN


summer 2007

Paul WARWICK-- Worcester (Stade Français) (munster)
Gavin WILLIAMS-- Stade Francais (Clermont) (US Dax)
Brendan O CONNOR--
Ted ROBINSON--
David SLEMEN--
Ryan STRUDWICK--
Brett STURGESS-- Exeter
Tom TIERNEY--
Chris KEANE-- RETIRED (Leinster)
Stephen KNOOP-- RETIRED (leinster)
Matt LACEY--
David MCGOWAN--
Mark MCHUGH-- (Nice) (Montpellier)
Michael DIFFLEY--
Ray HOGAN--


Summer 2006

Frik VENTER-- 2009-? (Saracens ) (Sharks)
Christian SHORT-- Vienne (Lyon OU) (CA Brive) (Northampton Saints)
Andrew MAILEI-- Bordeaux Begles (North Harbour)
Andrew GALLAGHER--
James DOWNEY-- Munster (Northampton) (Calvisano) (Munster)
Adrian CLARKE--

RETIRED: Dan MCFARLAND,


Summer 2005

Bernard JACKMAN-- RETIRED (leinster)
Mick CAROLL-- RETIRED (racing metro)
Tony BUCKLEY-- Sale (munster)
Peter BRACKEN-- RETIRED (Newport GD) (Harlequins) (Bristol) (Wasps)
Henry BOURKE--
Mick WALLS--
Justin MEAGHER--
Piet MYBURGH--
Paul NEVILLE--
Niall O BRIEN--
John O SUILIVAN-- (Agen) (Munster)

RETIRED: Eric ELWOOD


Summer 2004

Damien Browne-- (Leinster) (CA Brive) (Northampton)
Fabien Boiroux-- (pau)
Thomas Carter
Dave Hewitt-- ?(Racing Metro) (leinster)
Marnus Uijs
Shane Moore
Warren O Kelly
Paddy O Suillivan

RETIRED: Wayne Munn


Summer 2003

Warwick Waugh
james Norton (Leinster)
Dermot O Sullivan-- RETIRED (tralee) (F.C. Grenoble) (C.A. Périgueux)
Eoin Reddan-- Leinster (wasps) (munster)
Jerry Flannery-- RETIRED (munster)
Rowan Frost-- (Blagnac) (Gourdon) (U.S. Montauban) (Ulster)
Ronan McCormack-- RETIRED (leinster) (Ulster)

RETIRED: Eric Peters,


Summer 2002

Tom Kearns
Mark McConnell
Junior Charlie
Dess Dillon
Pat Duignan
James Ferris
Oisin Grennan
Martin McPhail
Joe McVeigh
Alan Maher






summer of 69

bryan adams

I can help you with a few of these:
Jamie Stephens with to the US, Joe Merrigan to Coventry then finished up in the AIL (now retired), Andy Dunne and Colm Rigney went the AIL player/coach role, think Rigney's no longer playing. Dave Slemen retired 2 years ago (was playing for Esher). And when Conor McLoughlin left that wasa premature retirement due to injury, obviously he wasn't released.

Fetu'u scoreed the two Tongian tries this morming... He just runs with the ball, though. I think Pat is right when he says we have enough speed (Carr, Poolman, Henshaw) and we need consistency (So'oialo rather than Fetu'u or Sinoti).