Ex Players in the News...

salmson wrote: Really starting to wonder when Hagan's going to get a break....

(from today's Indo)

"Jamie Hagan did okay on his introduction to the game and has something to build upon, while there was good news for Leinster and Kidney on Saturday with the possibility of Irish-qualified tight-head Michael Bent arriving from New Zealand to replace the Connacht-bound Nathan White."

vs cardiff ross started white came on

vs edinburgh whithe started moore came on

update this with players i forgot. ill fix this up again when i get more names

retired with connacht

keith matthews 11/12
conor o loughin
robbie morris 09/10
k. campbell
b tuohy 11/12

left in 2011/2012

ray ofisa
henry fa'aiffli nz tbc
d rodgers sa tbc
jamie stephens
dermot murphy
stewart maguire NPG dragons
niall o connor--- ulster rugby

players who stayed in ireland

FIONN carr---leinster 10/11
IAN keatley--- munster 10/11
SEAN croinin---leinster 10/11
JAMIE hagan--- leinster 10/11
MIKE mccomish---ulster 10/11


OTHERS
TROY nathan---glasgow
BERNIE upton---japan but think he retired and moved back to NZ
CONOR higgans--unknown
AIDAN wynne--Old Belvo
EZRA taylor--1min for worchester before being out for the season
NIVA ta'auso--Played 2011-12 ITM Cup with old province Counties Manukau
THOMAS timani--never heard of him www.connachtrugby.ie/2009102182008/thomas-timani
LIAM bibo---
ANDY dunne---
ANDREW farley---captain d2 team to promotion few weeks ago
SHANE monahan--gloucester rugby
DARRAGH fanning-- Vikings rugby in oz
CILLIAN willis--went to Leinster for cover and played rest of 2011/2012 season with Sale
BARRY fa'amausili--San Gregorio Catania Rugby

Niva played for Counties Manukau after leaving us, don't know if he was retained for 2012.

Andy Dunne is still coaching/playing in the AIL.

I miss Carr and Hagan

I see Fionn is on the bench for tonights game.
I wonder are either of them actually happy with their moves? Maybe the prestige of playing for the European Champions outweighs the want to play each week.

Imagine have a proper choice for pros and wingers each week

Carr has 19 games or so this year, that's not a bad return when joining Leinster. The difference is they're not all starts, though.

ummm, wrote: Carr has 19 games or so this year, that's not a bad return when joining Leinster. The difference is they're not all starts, though.

He signed a 1 year deal last summer. Does anyone know if thats been extended

didnt hear anything

What about Darragh Fanning??

FACECUTTR wrote: What about Darragh Fanning??

Still in Oz apparently.

vikingsrugby.com.au/photo-and-video-gall...ial/darragh-fanning/

He's obviously gone back over (or under) - he scored 2 and set up 1 in their first match of the season the other day. And he's the club PRO apparently.

vikingsrugby.com.au/teams/1st-xv-squad/1...s/rd-1-v-queanbeyan/

salmson wrote: He's obviously gone back over (or under) - he scored 2 and set up 1 in their first match of the season the other day. And he's the club PRO apparently.

vikingsrugby.com.au/teams/1st-xv-squad/1...s/rd-1-v-queanbeyan/

well done to him.

he plays great in oz comes to ireland and cant get a game with st mary's then goes back to oz and score 2trys in the first game. rugby is hard to understand sometimes

DARRAGH FANNING
Name: Darragh Fanning



Position: Wing



Date of Birth: 16/06/1986 (25)



Height: 193cm



Weight: 102kg



Hometown: Dublin, Ireland



School: St. Marys College CSSP



Have you played for the vikings before? Yes



What years and what grade? 2011 1st Grade



What other senior clubs have you played for? St. Marys RFC ammmmmmm cough cough



Favorite rugby player of all time? Simon Geoghegan



Best player you have ever played with and against? With: Pete Henry Against: Nick Evans



Favorite Food? Christmas Dinner



If you could bring any 3 people dead or alive to dinner who would they be and why? Andrew Flintoff, Jimmy Bullard and Uncle Knocker!!



Best chat up line? Excuse me have you got any tape? No why? Cause im ripped!!!!

This was a world cup year will have to wait till next year to see how the ex Connacht players get on next season

ummm, wrote: Carr has 19 games or so this year, that's not a bad return when joining Leinster. The difference is they're not all starts, though.

Yeah, I'd say, at least this season, Carr will be the happier of the two with the move. He's played significant minutes in the RaboDirect and scored 5 tries, but as OldSchool says next season might be a different story without the RWC. And at Leinster you know there will always be younger players nipping at his heals. There's always the chance the move will payoff for Jamie down the line, but, to give a dead horse one more lash, both would have done well to spend another season or two at Connacht.