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Corinthians highest ranked Connacht team in 2A - surely they won't ask him to drop down to that level.

No reason he can't keep playing for Rock as long as he is willing to travel.

Harry Sheridan kept playing for Trinity when he was in Ulster Academy.

News from Ballyclare - No signings in, no players out for the 2nd year in row. Struggling to recruit anyone as they aren't willing to pay. Good on them for sticking to their guns.

Coaching Changes - Ricky Lutton has stepped down, replaced by Aaron Playfair and Ulster Outhalf Jake Flannery in as new backs coach.

Agree definitely doesn't make sense from a quality of rugby perspective. Would imagine that Connacht have ambitions for their clubs to play higher up the AIL hence why they want their players in Connacht clubs and will hopefully make this happen.

is he a relation to the leinster forward diarmuid mangan or am i totally wrong on that? im almost sure he had a brother come via newbridge sct not long ago dunno if he played national or provincial underage or not tho?

Admire Ballycastle for not paying players, hope things work out for them. Must be a seriously tight team with no new players for 2 year

Not sure about that

Any transfer gossip?

Hearing an awful lot but it's hard to know what to believe.

Anyone know of any done deals across the leagues?

JC said a couple of years ago something about Tarf being his club but Nure had better job opportunities apparently (€€€). Now he's heading back to his club (€€€). He's dead right to take whatever is going. Assume John Vinson isn't in the picture any more in that case.

Heard JF was moving to Dublin to study alright. Conal Bommer was playing in MLR. Will he go back after Xmas?

UCC is like an academy for Con.

id be surpised also if he will play many seasons with them either tbh, probably coming to the end of his career with his age and his body is probably wrecked from years playing the pro game

Coghlan to Tarf is some loss to Terenure, hopefully Spencer is as good as the hype. John Forde is a fantastic signing for Blackrock, was always massively thought of in Cork as a young Pres player, surprised he didn’t make it as a professional. Lansdowne signed Tom Daly, fantastic player, wonder if he will play ahead of Parata at 12. Tarf also signed a lot of UCD lads including Alan Spicer, looking likely to go back to back.

Any further AIL transfer news?

It is rumoured that Shane O'Leary is returning from MLR to play with Young Munsters.

Usual chasing going on in Limerick to sign up Munster based NTS players.