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    Have any Irish born people played for a foreign country?

    Willie Maley played for Scotland.

    Any others

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    Anyone who's ever played for Northern Ireland.
    My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method, is love. I love you Sheriff Truman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmurphyc View Post
    Anyone who's ever played for Northern Ireland.
    brilliant
    Its really not that complicated!!!

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    Kyran Bracken in rugby.
    Thomas Mitchell in cricket.
    Also I think there is a current Australian international rugby player/swimmer who was born in Ireland but emigrated when he wavs very young.


    No soccer player that I know of. O'Brien in the MLS would have been the closest call recently.
    Last edited by Qwerty; 06/04/2008 at 11:15 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmurphyc View Post
    Anyone who's ever played for Northern Ireland.
    I said foreign! back on topic please

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    Quote Originally Posted by Qwerty View Post
    Kyran Bracken in rugby.
    Thomas Mitchell in cricket.
    Also I think there is a current Australian international rugby player/swimmer who was born in Ireland but emigrated when he wavs very young.


    No soccer player that I know of. O'Brien in the MLS would have been the closest call recently.
    Football only - I'm not interested in joke sports

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    i represented Laos in a soccer world cup tournament here.
    does that count? i think me and Willie could be the only irish born soccer players to ever represent another country.

    nice wan.

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    Jack Reynolds played for Ireland and then later played for England after he said he was actually born in Blackburn, although brought up in Antrim

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    I can't think of any myself off the top of my head, but we start seeing a few in about 10 years.
    My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method, is love. I love you Sheriff Truman.

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    Owen Nolan (ice hockey) is from Northern Ireland but represents Canada I think
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    Wasn't there a goalkeeper who played under 16 for Ireland, and then changed allegiance to England? Think he played in a tournament as well for them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmurphyc View Post
    I can't think of any myself off the top of my head, but we start seeing a few in about 10 years.
    i wonder what the reaction will be if/when a Nigerian/polish lad declares for his parents' country?

    "yer plastic polish traitor!"

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    Some guy played in goal for someone in Carribean, think it was Turks & Coco Islands. Played in their world cup qualifirers a few years back, against USA.

    He was from Dublin, moved there with his work, banking or something. So maybe it was Caymen Islands even.

    Will try look it up

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    I remember reading a newspaper article where Alan Lee was considering declaring for the US of A prior to his first cap for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    i represented Laos in a soccer world cup tournament here.
    does that count? i think me and Willie could be the only irish born soccer players to ever represent another country.

    nice wan.
    Did you mean Laios ?

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    Ed Joyce was born and raised in BRay before declaring for England for the Cricket World Cup last year.
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    I know a lad who's played international football for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

    He was asked to head back one weekend to play in the World Cup on the Saturday, and for the rugby team on the Sunday, but he had repeats on, so had to give it a miss.

    But I'd say fairly few overall. Laurence Roche (cycling) is one that springs to mind - he races for France, and is Stephen's son.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    I know a lad who's played international football for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

    He was asked to head back one weekend to play in the World Cup on the Saturday, and for the rugby team on the Sunday, but he had repeats on, so had to give it a miss.

    But I'd say fairly few overall. Laurence Roche (cycling) is one that springs to mind - he races for France, and is Stephen's son.

    I'm pretty sure Roche Jr. switched back to Ireland.

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    In the 1960´s there was a top class marathon runner (from Limerick?) called Jim Hogan who competed for Britain. He had an Irish accent, so heavy that they needed an interpreter to translate it. He won a Euro gold medal but failed to deliver on expectations in the Olympics.

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    I seen a setanta documentary on an Irish lad playing for Kazakhstan in rugby WC qualifiers.
    I think I should the parachute, because I'm great.

    In fact, I think I should get both parachutes, in case one doesn't work.

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