So former Connacht Rugby player Gavin Duffy has been brought into the Mayo squad. Duffy has already represented Mayo at minor level. Can anyone name any others that have played both sports at a high level?

Here's a few to start us off

Niall Ronan - Meath minors
Shane Horgan - Meath minors
Rob Kearney - Louth minors
Mick Galwey - Kerry seniors
Moss Keane - From the same club as Galwey Currow, Kerry U21's
Tommy Bowe - Monaghan minors

Toney (Meath) - Posts: 298 - 16/05/2014 14:31:23    1588581

I m not sure about tommy playing minor for monaghan

Midlu1 (Louth) - Posts: 790 - 16/05/2014 14:37:11    1588587

David Humphreys and Andrew Trimble??

daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 16/05/2014 14:37:53    1588589

16/05/2014 14:31:23 Toney
So former Connacht Rugby player Gavin Duffy has been brought into the Mayo squad. Duffy has already represented Mayo at minor level. Can anyone name any others that have played both sports at a high level?
Here's a few to start us off
Niall Ronan - Meath minors
Shane Horgan - Meath minors
Rob Kearney - Louth minors
Mick Galwey - Kerry seniors
Moss Keane - From the same club as Galwey Currow, Kerry U21's
Tommy Bowe - Monaghan minors donnacha ryan played with tipp minors
David Beggy played with Meath and Leinster
Tomas O Leary captained Cork Minors
Darren Sweetnam looks likely to progress well in rugby having already played with corks senior hurlers
16/05/2014 14:37:11
Midlu1
I m not sure about tommy playing minor for monaghan link below said he did
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ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 16/05/2014 14:42:02    1588592

Craig Gilroy played schools Gah for Methodist

Genuinely

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8170 - 16/05/2014 14:42:41    1588594

16/05/2014 14:37:11
Midlu1
County: Louth
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I m not sure about tommy playing minor for monaghan

He did indeed. As far as I can remember he came onto the team when he was 16 but soon enough quit to focus on the oval ball.

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 948 - 16/05/2014 14:42:52    1588597

100% Bowe played with Monaghan minors.

Toney (Meath) - Posts: 298 - 16/05/2014 14:46:27    1588599

Had an interesting post-match pub debate there recently about losing GAA players to professional sports like Rugby, Soccer, etc. (and Chris O'Dowd to Acting also came up!), and the impact these players might have had. But if a GAA player has the opportunity to be paid to play sport i certainly wouldnt begrudge them. As someone put it 'it's the playstation we should be worried about, not rugby'. I must say thou, one player who i'd love to see still playing GAA is Tommy Walsh of Kerry - smashing footballer.

HenryHill16 (Dublin) - Posts: 249 - 16/05/2014 14:54:19    1588602

Bressie- ex Leinster and ex Westmeath minor :)

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 16/05/2014 14:55:12    1588603

Jeremy Staunton was a fine footballer

Phil Danagher played for Limerick.

Hoover78 (Limerick) - Posts: 865 - 16/05/2014 14:58:31    1588606

Geordan Murphy played for the Kildare minor footballers. Trevor Brennan also had trials for the Kildare minors.

beir_bua (Kildare) - Posts: 746 - 16/05/2014 15:01:51    1588608

Phil Danaher played for limerick in 1991 munster final
Dan larkin played same day and in 1992 for munster v australia
eric elwood and noel mannion played for galway in 80s
conor murray played for patrickswell
mick lynch - made bench for ireland v france in 1998 - played club football with ballinacurra gaels
ollie moran played underage for ireland at full back
francis brosnihan played junior football for limerick rugby for munster & young munster and soccer for limerick v real madrid in european cup
Brian Spillane played in 1985 triple crown and club football for monaleen
Paul McNaughton played for ireland and football for wicklow
Zebo played club hurling http://www.thescore.ie/simon-zebo-munster-cork-hurling-867665-Apr2013/

all black ledgend zinzan brooke along with all black bernie mccahill http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/world-cup/other-news/all-blacks-dual-star-26769777.html

sure there are plenty more id say most irish pro rugby players in the republic played gaa when they were younger -- good thread

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 16/05/2014 15:12:03    1588613

did Eric Elwood play football for Galway minors?

Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 16/05/2014 15:23:26    1588622

yeah Zinzan Brook played with midfield for St Brendan's in London, had thought it was made up until I met him one day and he confirmed it, said he loved it and the few pints after.

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 16/05/2014 15:31:05    1588629

I think Conor Sweeney from Tipp played for Cork Con.

Also Darren Sweetham from Cork played hurling and now as a Pro Contract with Munster.

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 16/05/2014 16:27:10    1588663

Rosineri1
County: UK
Posts: 1015

1588629
yeah Zinzan Brook played with midfield for St Brendan's in London, had thought it was made up until I met him one day and he confirmed it, said he loved it and the few pints after.

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Fascinating! Never knew that at all

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1446 - 16/05/2014 17:29:49    1588692

Ya Zinzan wanted to improve his kicking and catching and saw playing gaelic football as a great way to do this. He wasn't great at gaelic by any means but really enjoyed trying to learn it's skills and the social aspect.

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 16/05/2014 17:56:17    1588701

Didn't xavi alonso play galic football in Meath while he was a student.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 16/05/2014 21:49:46    1588782

Xavi Alonso did spend a summer in Ireland when he was about 14 and played football for about three months...remember reading that somewhere...possibly on here!

junk (Donegal) - Posts: 197 - 17/05/2014 10:01:01    1588816

Noel Mannion...greatest #8 try in history against Wales...played for Galway.....West of Ireland Rugby players mostly played some GAA

suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1762 - 17/05/2014 10:24:41    1588821