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Irish Players outside the Provinces 15/16

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    #122
    Buer
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    Another game with Hanrahan kicking his heels for the full 80.

    Bloody waste.


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    #123
    the perfect ten
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    What did you expect? He was never going to just walk onto the team particularly given what a servant Myler has been to Northampton.

    It is a two year deal and things can always change for the better for him next season.


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    #124
    Buer
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    the perfect ten wrote: »
    What did you expect? He was never going to just walk onto the team particularly given what a servant Myler has been to Northampton.

    It is a two year deal and things can always change for the better for him next season.

    I didn't expect him to walk into the team. I rate Myler a lot more highly than most. Although I felt Myler would be ahead, I expected a good amount of sharing of the jersey though with a number of starts in the centre possibly and moving to 10 later in the game.

    I didn't expect Hanrahan to have spent a number of games on the bench without even setting foot on the field; I don't think many expected him to be in that position.

    Nor did I expect for his influence and involvement to actually start diminishing as his time there went on. Unless there's a significant change to things next season (and Myler is only 31), JJH should look at relocating once more.


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    #125
    case885
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    the perfect ten wrote:
    It is a two year deal and things can always change for the better for him next season.


    Is it two or three? Don't think it was announced but hopefully it's the former.


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    #126
    former total
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    Rugbyrama are reporting that James Hart is on his way to Racing.

    Sounds like a great move but I'd fear that he's going as squad filler, and that another big name will be brought in to compete with Machenaud once Phillips departs.


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    #127
    CMOTDibbler
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    former total wrote: »
    Rugbyrama are reporting that James Hart is on his way to Racing.

    Sounds like a great move but I'd fear that he's going as squad filler, and that another big name will be brought in to compete with Machenaud once Phillips departs.
    That rumour has been around for a while. He's become a bit of a squad filler at Grenoble where he's only had 9 appearances this season whilst the other two have been well into double digits.

    On balance it has to be a good move for him. Racing are a bigger name than Grenoble and with Machenaud seeming to have captured a slot on the French team and Philips coming to the end of his career, they need another 9 at least.


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    #128
    thomond2006
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    As a scrum-half, I imagine the chance to play with Dan Carter would be difficult to turn down!


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    #129
    brokenhooker
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    As a scrum-half, I imagine the chance to play with Dan Carter would be difficult to turn down!

    i'm sure a chance to play was appealing cause as 3rd choice at grenoble he wasn't getting much gametime.


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    #130
    Pink Fairy
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    Perhaps Charlie Mulchrone might be worth a look, he signing for Quins next season and he's IQ, a 26yo scrum half might be worth having a look at.


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    #131
    CMOTDibbler
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    As a scrum-half, I imagine the chance to play with Dan Carter be coached by ROG would be difficult to turn down!
    :D FYP


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    #132
    former total
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    Peter Stringer to equal O'Gara's record of European appearances:

    http://www.epcrugby.com/news/32769.php#.VwZQAvkrJMw


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    #133
    pickarooney
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    1998!


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    #134
    the perfect ten
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    Great to see two Irish players named in the 2015/2016 Championship Dream XV in England.

    http://www.englandrugby.com/news/championship-dream-2015/


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    #135
    the perfect ten
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    And the evergreen Peter Stringer is Player of the Season at Sale Sharks - what an achievement at 38!!


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    #136
    phog
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    Mark Flanagan moving to England, possibly Saracens.

    Strange Leinster didn' try get him when signing Nagle.


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    #137
    Glass Prison 1214
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    phog wrote: »
    Mark Flanagan moving to England, possibly Saracens.

    Strange Leinster didn' try get him when signing Nagle.

    He's moving to England from ............... England? :D


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    #138
    phog
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    Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »
    He's moving to England from ............... England? :D

    I thought he moved to France from Leinster.


    Edit
    Wiki says he's in France
    Mark Flanagan (born 2 August 1989) is a professional rugby player. Educated at St. Finians College, Mullingar, he plays in the second-row for French team Stade Montois, Mont de Marsan,


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    #139
    irishbucsfan
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    Flanagan plays for Bedford: http://www.bedfordrugby.co.uk/content/players/mark-flanagan


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    #140
    pickarooney
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    Denis Fogarty, former Munster hooker has retired after an injury-ravaged season in Provence.


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    #141
    irishbucsfan
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    Championship finals contested between Doncaster and Bristol.

    Doncaster should feature Irish half backs in Michael "the Ulster lad who wasn't the midget" Heaney and Declan "oh yeah I remember that guy" Cusack.

    Bristol have had Callum "time for another new thread" Sheedy starting at 10 and Jack "just another Leinster loosehead" O'Connell starting at loosehead.


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    #142
    thomond2006
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    Pau have just signed Ben Mowen, Pierrick Gunther and Ibrahim Diarra. That's a lot of competition for Butler, Coughlan and Dougall.


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    #143
    pickarooney
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Pau have just signed Ben Mowen, Pierrick Gunther and Ibrahim Diarra. That's a lot of competition for Butler, Coughlan and Dougall.

    Did those three get much playing time at Pau this year?


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    #144
    thomond2006
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Did those three get much playing time at Pau this year?

    I'm not sure about Dougall but Coughlan and Butler were starters.


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    #145
    thomond2006
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    Alan Cotter is not being retained by Provence.


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    #146
    English Lurker
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    Tom Farrell's moving from London Irish to Bedford.


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    #147
    Hagz
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    I didn't even know Tom Farrell had left Leinster :confused:


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    #148
    irishbucsfan
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    Hagz wrote: »
    I didn't even know Tom Farrell had left Leinster :confused:

    I think he came across on a temporary deal this year. Maybe even a loan agreement.


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    #149
    thomond2006
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    Trevor Brennan's son Daniel has signed with the Toulouse academy. IIRC he's been playing underage rugby with them for a few seasons. He's 6 foot 3 and almost 20 stone and he's still just 17! :eek:

    Edit: According to the article he's played U16,17 and 18 for France.


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    #150
    pickarooney
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Trevor Brennan's son Daniel has signed with the Toulouse academy. IIRC he's been playing underage rugby with them for a few seasons. He's 6 foot 3 and almost 20 stone and he's still just 17! :eek:
    There was a photo of him bench pressing Trevor a few years back. A monster.


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