I see Sene Naoupu was photographed in a Leinster jersey for the women's interpro series. Possibly even captaining them?

swift4prez wrote: Also, Stacey Ili is in the wider pre season Auckland squad for the Mitre cup

He's actually ended up going to Hawks Bay and has started both games at outside centre

Also Eoghan Grace has retired, after leaving us he went to Plymouth, Coventry and back to Plymouth. He's nearly 31. Thought he was a player that gave us 100% but was always injured

JP Cooney was at Crowley Park today, seems he's coaching Corinthians.

He's out of ICU so that is some good news ...
www.thesouthafrican.com/ethienne-reynecke-out-of-icu/

www.buzz.ie/rugby/former-connacht-player...od-clot-brain-295764

Thoughts and prayers with Eithienne and his family at this tough. Fingers crossed he pulls through

Andrew Deegan starts for the Australian Super Selection (no, it's not a box of biscuits) against the Wallabies in this weekend's trial match. www.rugby.com.au/News/2018/07/31/SuperXV-team-Wallabies-trial

Seems on instagram Fox Matamua is playing for a team called Yakult Levins

Kudos to swift4prez. Excellent post. Didn't realise the repechage tournament was in France. Some reading tells me that it is a league format - each side playing each other in the November test window. Kenya very warm favourites to be the African side.

Little update to former non Ireland players playing international in the last month,
Aj MacGinty - USA
Shane o Leary - Canada
Ofisa Treviranus - Samoa
Naulia Dawai - Fiji B
Dylan Rodgers - Hong Kong

Hong Kong are going well and will be going to France next year to play Canada, loser of Samoa or Germany (very likely Germany because Samoa won 66-15) and an African team. Well done to Dylan for taking his chance.
The Hong Kong team with the place of birth is like the BaaBaa's, players from every country.
35 man Squad,
Uk 11
Thailand 1
Australia 5
Hong Kong 8
Ireland 1
New Zealand 3
France 1
Germany 1
South Africa 3
China 1

Samoa better win away to Germany or the President is saying he'll fire all the players and get the under age to play as they would show more heart. Before the first leg, Samoa lost 10 games in a row.

Also, Stacey Ili is in the wider pre season Auckland squad for the Mitre cup

ThisYearWillBeDifferent wrote: Ofisa Treviranus starting 8 for Samoa v Germany.

That game is streamed live on rugbyworldcup.com at 3am for those who can't sleep this weather ...

Ofisa Treviranus starting 8 for Samoa v Germany.

wp_rathead wrote: Weird posting about Mul here in the "ex players" thread
www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/it-s-stra...ext-chapter-muldoon/

Bet he turns up to Connacht preseason on the first day out of habit...

AJ v Shane O'Leary at out half 8pm tonight.
Dylan Fawsett starting for the USA at hooker. He was in our academy at 1 stage wasn't he ?

AJ was incredible last night s the USA beat Scotland 30-29, their first ever win over a Tier 1 nation.

Not strictly an ex-player but...

Billy Millard named as Harlequins' new General Manager

Hope no one has any money on Quins for the Premiership.

Pat O'Toole is on the bench for San Diego Legion