Irish rugby players who play/ed for a province that is not their own

its_steve116

Been reading an article on Conor Dean, son of Paul, who is from Dublin and attended Blackrock College but is playing for Connacht.

I can also think of Joey Carbery, who plays for Munster despite being from Kildare.

Can anyone else think of any other Irish rugby players who played for a different province?

jayobray

Tony Ward

irishbucsfan

There are loads. Sean Cronin, Mike Ross, Jordi Murphy, Eoin Reddan, Andrew Conway, Felix Jones, John Cooney to name a few recent internationals

yoursaviour1989

its_steve116 wrote: »

Been reading an article on Conor Dean, son of Paul, who is from Dublin and attended Blackrock College but is playing for Connacht.

I can also think of Joey Carbery, who plays for Munster despite being from Kildare.

Can anyone else think of any other Irish rugby players who played for a different province?

Literally tons. A more interesting question would be if anyone has played for all 4.
I know currently John Cooney and Sean Cronin have represented 3 each. Anyone ever get the full house?

Gaillimh1976

Van der Flier
Paul Boyle (wexford/connacht)
Stephen Fitzgerald
John Cooney has played for Ulster & Connacht
AJ McGinty
Ian Keatley

There must be dozens more

Richie_Rich89

Robbie Henshaw

irishbucsfan

yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

Literally tons. A more interesting question would be if anyone has played for all 4.
I know currently John Cooney and Sean Cronin have represented 3 each. Anyone ever get the full house?

No. Cillian Willis was the first to reach 3 I think in the pro era, but don’t think any have hit 4 yet

ClanofLams

yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

Literally tons. A more interesting question would be if anyone has played for all 4.
I know currently John Cooney and Sean Cronin have represented 3 each. Anyone ever get the full house?

John Fogarty also did 3. Don’t think anyone has 4, definitely not in the professional era

Sabre0001

Ian Nagle up to 3.

Tadhg Beirne, Sam Arnold.

errlloyd

Van Der Flier is from Leinster and plays for Leinster.

Steve Crosbie did three too.

Gaillimh1976

errlloyd wrote: »

Van Der Flier is from Leinster and plays for Leinster.

Steve Crosbie did three too.

Yes I got confused between him & Jordi the Nordi

yoursaviour1989

Keatley has 3 too actually.
I thought there may be some reserve prop that was 4th/5th choice at a couple of provinces and just bounced around picking up contracts not playing much and remaining relatively unknown who may have done it.

Buer

irishbucsfan wrote: »

No. Cillian Willis was the first to reach 3 I think in the pro era

The mighty Ronan McCormack disputes this.

Squidgy Black

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Van der Flier

Van der Flier is from Wicklow and plays for Leinster......

Robbie Henshaw
Jeremy Loughman
Eric O'Sullivan
Nick Timoney
Conor Oliver
Mick Kearney
Ian Nagle
Dave Shanahan
Sam Arnold
Andrew Conway
Chris Farrell
James Hart
Marty Moore
Jordi Murphy
Tom O'Toole
Tom Daly
Stephen Fitzgerald

And there's a heap more, they're just the ones who are still playing that haven't been mentioned already off the top of my head

bilston

its_steve116 wrote: »

Been reading an article on Conor Dean, son of Paul, who is from Dublin and attended Blackrock College but is playing for Connacht.

I can also think of Joey Carbery, who plays for Munster despite being from Kildare.

Can anyone else think of any other Irish rugby players who played for a different province?

Currently Ulster have plenty of players originally from Leinster

Eric O'Sullivan
Marty Moore
Tom O'Toole (born there, but developed in Australia and then went through the Ulster schools system but qualifies for the purpose of your question)
Alan O'Connor
Nick Timoney
Greg Jones
Jordi Murphy
John Cooney
Dave Shanahan

And then Clive Ross and Ian Nagle (although ironically on loan from Leinster) are both from Munster.

Oh and Jack McGrath is joining Ulster next season.

Yeah_Right

its_steve116 wrote: »

I can also think of Joey Carbery, who plays for Munster despite being from Kildare Mahurangi.

FYP

The Lost Sheep

yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

Literally tons. A more interesting question would be if anyone has played for all 4.
I know currently John Cooney and Sean Cronin have represented 3 each. Anyone ever get the full house?

Quite few played 3 none 4 yet. Some of the current players to have played for 3 are Sean Cronin, Ian Nagle, Angus Lloyd

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Van der Flier
Paul Boyle (wexford/connacht)
Stephen Fitzgerald
John Cooney has played for Ulster & Connacht
AJ McGinty
Ian Keatley

There must be dozens more

Van Der Flier hasnt.

aloooof

Don't think anyone has mentioned James Ryan has played for Munster yet?

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

The mighty Ronan McCormack disputes this.

Barely a pro!

sydthebeat

aloooof wrote: »

Don't think anyone has mentioned James Ryan has played for Munster yet?

You beat me to it

Riskymove

Robin Copeland at 2 neither of which were his home province

At pro level anyway, not sure if he played underage

Buer

irishbucsfan wrote:

Barely a pro!

The case for a dislike button gathers momentum.

Buer

Riskymove wrote:

Robin Copeland at 2 neither of which were his home province

At pro level anyway, not sure if he played underage

He played Leinster A if that's any good.

swiwi_

No one owns their province they’re just keeping it warm for the next generation.

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

The case for a dislike button gathers momentum.

Hmm...

Trojan

Bernard Jackman, Eric Miller.

Squatter

Didn't Limerickman Eoin Reddan play for three, or did Munster miss out on him?

Heroditas

Squatter wrote: »

Didn't Limerickman Eoin Reddan play for three, or did Munster miss out on him?

Reddan played for Munster. I remember him lining out in Donnybrook against Leinster in 2003 just before the RWC started.

Buer

Squatter wrote:

Didn't Limerickman Eoin Reddan play for three, or did Munster miss out on him?

He did indeed.

jacothelad

Stephen Ernest Fitzroy Blake-Knox. Born in Dublin but played for Ulster and Ireland back in the mists of time....i.e. when I was playing....;););)

Buer

jacothelad wrote:

Stephen Ernest Fitzroy Blake-Knox. Born in Dublin but played for Ulster and Ireland back in the mists of time....i.e. when I was playing....

Were you on the Crusades together?

jacothelad

Buer wrote: »

Were you on the Crusades together?

No, Battle of Clontarf I recall.:D