Four to Follow Update: McGuigan makes Ireland Seven’s Squad!

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Five years ago The Front Row Union picked out four eighteen/nineteen year old players to follow throughout their career.

To say that three of those players, Craig Gilroy, Iain Henderson and Paddy Jackson have gone on to have successful careers is a bit of an understatement with all three now established Ulster and Ireland players who should feature in the upcoming 2015 Rugby World Cup.

The fourth player, Dave McGuigan has had a much tougher journey in the intervening years, with untimely injuries being the main feature of his early career, but I was pleased to get an email earlier this month to inform me that McGuigan had made the cut for the recently formed Ireland Men’s 7’s Squad alongside fellow Ulster players Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch) and Michael Lawton (Exiles/formerly ‘Hinch and Dungannon). The Ireland 7’s Squad now has the tantalising opportunity of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games – albeit a bit of a long shot.

The process began with a number of talent identification and screening days in January with over 300 . . .

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