Have any Irish born people played for a foreign country?

**ifk101** · 07/04/2008, 3:15 PM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

I seen a setanta documentary on an Irish lad playing for Kazakhstan in rugby WC qualifiers.

I'm sure there must be one or two Irish born lads playing rugby for Sweden.

**SkStu** · 07/04/2008, 7:33 PM

Originally Posted by Shedender81

Did you mean Laios ?

id never represent Laois.

http://geology.com/world/laos-map.gif

**Traps Cat** · 07/04/2008, 8:37 PM

Sean Sullivan - a Goalkeeper who got 3 caps for malta

http://www.maltafootball.com/national/players.shtml

**pineapple stu** · 07/04/2008, 9:34 PM

Originally Posted by SaucyJack

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

Just checked wikipedia there - Lawrence is Stephen's brother; Nicholas is his son and was born in France, and does seem to have redeclared for Ireland.

**Snoop Drog** · 08/04/2008, 5:02 AM

Brian Carney is Cork born and was capped a dozen times or so for the Great Britain rugby league side.

**padjoe** · 08/04/2008, 5:43 AM

Originally Posted by Qwerty

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.

any idea who the australian is?

**Aberdonian Stu** · 08/04/2008, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

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.

Assuming this is the same lad I know then he hasn't played for them yet. Also he wasn't Irish born, was born in T&C.

**Dodge** · 08/04/2008, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Just checked wikipedia there - Lawrence is Stephen's brother; Nicholas is his son and was born in France, and does seem to have redeclared for Ireland.

He raced in the world Championships for Ireland and never actually represented France.

**Jerry The Saint** · 08/04/2008, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Snoop Drog

Brian Carney is Cork born and was capped a dozen times or so for the Great Britain rugby league side.

GB&I at the time surely?

Played League (and Union) for Ireland when there was an Ireland team available, i.e. it was impossible for him to play against Ireland.

**Dodge** · 08/04/2008, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

GB&I at the time surely?

Played League (and Union) for Ireland when there was an Ireland team available, i.e. it was impossible for him to play against Ireland.

Correct

**endabob1** · 08/04/2008, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

GB&I at the time surely?

Played League (and Union) for Ireland when there was an Ireland team available, i.e. it was impossible for him to play against Ireland.

Exactly, same as playing for the Lions in Union

**pineapple stu** · 08/04/2008, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

Assuming this is the same lad I know then he hasn't played for them yet. Also he wasn't Irish born, was born in T&C.

No, we know two different people from the T&C.

Don't spoil my fun.

**BobtheDrog** · 08/04/2008, 12:46 PM

kyran bracken was born in dublin

**Dodge** · 08/04/2008, 1:56 PM

...and mentioned in the 4th post

**Sheridan** · 08/04/2008, 3:18 PM

Don't think Sean Sullivan was born in Ireland, so still looking for a footballer.

Lots of cricketers; nine Irish-born players have played Test cricket for a total of three countries (England, Australia, South Africa) and Sir Tim O'Brien even captained England in Tests. Most recent was Larne's Martin McCague who played a few Ashes Tests for England in the early nineties. Obviously Ed Joyce has played ODIs for England since. At a lower level, former Irish international Jack Short from Cork emigrated to France and captained the national team there, notably to victory over MCC in the conclusion of a game that suffered the longest delay in history (revolution stopped play for 200 years.)

**Snoop Drog** · 08/04/2008, 9:52 PM

Originally Posted by padjoe

any idea who the australian is?

Owen Finnegan, former Wallaby, has Irish heritage but is Australian born.

Eamon Sullivan, the Aussie swimmer and 50m world record holder, certainly has a very Irish name but was born in W.A.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 09/04/2008, 1:11 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Owen Nolan (ice hockey) is from Northern Ireland but represents Canada I think

Yip. One of Six NHL players born in Ireland or Northern Ireland to play in the NHL, not sure if any of the others represented a nation though.

**Raheen** · 09/04/2008, 7:42 AM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

I seen a setanta documentary on an Irish lad playing for Kazakhstan in rugby WC qualifiers.

He's in today's Irish Times!

Did Gordon Brett ex-Galway Utd and Athlone Town play a few games for the Norn Irn U21's?? I could be very wrong on this.