Some of the Summer Moves

If you want to catch up on who has moved where for this year’s Celtic League, well look no further……

SOME OF THE SUMMER MOVES . . . . .

MUNSTER

In – Shaun Payne (Swansea); David Pusey (ACT Brumbies); Eoin Reddan, Jerry Flannery (both Connacht); Donal Sheehan (Clontarf); Christian Cullen (Wellington); Jason Jones-Hughes (Newport), Mike Storey (Auckland Blues).

Out – MIck O’Driscoll (Perpignan); John Fogarty (Connacht); Mick Galwey; John O’Neill (Injured); Killian Keane (retired); Dominic Malone (England); Warren O’Kelly (released)

LEINSTER LIONS

In – Felipe Contepomi (Bristol Shoguns); Gary Ella (coach)

Out – Matt Williams (coach) (Scotland); Paul Wallace (retired); Peter McKenna (retired); Andy Dunne (NEC Harlequins); Ben Willis (NEC Harlequins); Simon Keogh (NEC Harlequins); Nathan Spooner; Adam Magro

ULSTER

In – Rowan Frost, Ronan McCormick (both Connacht); Matt Mustchin (Canterbury); Paul Steinmetz (NZ)

Out – Mark Blair (Narbonne); Justin Fitzpatrick (Castres); Jeremy Davidson (retired); Sheldon Coulter, Jan Cunningham, Andrew Hughes, Russell Nelson, David Spence.

CONNACHT

In – Michael Bradley (coach); John Fogarty (Munster); Bernard Jackman, Warren O’Kelly, David Hewitt, Adrian Clarke (all Clontarf); Andrew Farley (Swansea); Justin Meagher, Paddy O’Sullivan, Conor O’Loughlin (all Buccaneers); Matt Mostyn (Newport); Mick McCarthy (London Wasps); Michael Carroll (Blackrock Coll); Conor McPhillips (St Mary’s Coll); Ray Hogan (Galwegians); John Muldoon (Portumna); Christian Short (Bracknell)

Out – Steph Nel (coach); Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins); Peter Smyth (Rotherham); Eoin Reddan, Jerry Flannery (both Leinster); Rowan Frost, Ronan McCormick (both Ulster)

CARDIFF BLUES

In – Darren Crompton (Bristol); Craig Quinnell (Worcester); Tom Shanklin (Saracens); Nathan Thomas (Bath); Gareth Williams (Bridgend); Johnny Vaughton (Swansea); Andy Moore (Bridgend); T Rhys Thomas (Newport)

Out – John Tait ( Brive); Gary Powell (Leeds Tykes); Adam Jones (Llanelli); Tim Payne (London Wasps); Luke Tait (Neath-Swansea Ospreys); Emyr Lewis (no contract); Peter Rogers (Roma)

CELTIC WARRIORS

Bridgend Out – Andy Moore, Gareth Williams (both Cardiff Blues); Christian Loader (Rotherham); Matt James (Bourgoin); Siua Taumalolo (NEC Harlequins); John Thiel (no contract); Gareth Cull (no contract); Jamie Ringer, Shawn van Rensburg, Craig Warlow (all Gwent Dragons).

Pontypridd Out – Brett Davey, Gareth Baber (both Gwent Dragons); Duncan Bell (Bath); Kingsley Jones (Doncaster); Geraint Lewis (Rotherham); Neil Hennessey (Doncaster)

In – Gareth Cooper (Bath); Martin Jones (Ebbw Vale); Kevin Morgan (Swansea)

EDINBURGH RUGBY

In – Ally Warnock (Boroughmuir); Rory Lawson (Heriots FP); Matt Dey (Heriots FP); Andrew Kelly (Currie); Tommy McGee (Boroughmuir)

Out – Duncan Hodge (Leeds Tykes)

GLASGOW RUGBY

In – Matt Proudfoot (Impala Leopards, SA); Euan Murray (Glasgow Hawks); Simon Gunn (Borders); Joe Beardshaw (London Wasps); Cameron Mather (Leeds Tykes); Paul Dearlove (Sydney Univ); Sam Pinder (Auckland); Dan Parks (Easts, Sydney); Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Hawks); Gareth McClure (Newcastle Falcons); Sean Lamont (Rotherham); David Millard (Aberdeen GSFP); Sean Lineen/Hugh Campbell (coaches). Training Contracts: Scott Lawson (Melrose); Mark McMillan (Stirling County)

Out – Andy Nicol (retired); Tommy Hayes, Ben Daly (both Worcester); David Hilton (Bristol); Ian McInroy (West of Scotland); Jason White (Sale Sharks); Cameron Blades; Gavin Scott; Barry Irving; Chris Black; Michael Bartlett; Kiwi Searancke (coach)

GWENT DRAGONS

Newport Out – Jason Strange, Jon Pritchard (both Rotherham); Matt Mostyn (Connacht); Simon Raiwalui (Saracens); Shane Howarth (Auckland); Ceri Jones (NEC Harlequins); Mike Voyle (retired); Jason Jones-Hughes (Munster); Steve Ojomoh (Moseley); Alex Cadwallader (Newcastle); T Rhys Thomas (Cardiff Blues); Dale Burn (Llanelli Scarlets); Andrew Powell (Beziers); Michael Hook (Bristol Shoguns); Richard Hill (asst coach-to Bristol Shoguns); Ofisa Tonu’u (NZ); Adrian Garvey (retired).

Ebbw Vale Out – Martin Jones (Celtic Warriors); Chay Billen, Rhys Shorney (both Newport); Scott Mitchell, Will Thomas, Tyron Morris (all Cross Keys); Kati Tuipulotu (Narberth); Matt Meenan (Coventry); Paul Matthews (Pontypridd)

In – Brett Davey, Michael Owen (both Pontypridd); Shawn van Rensburg, Jamie Ringer, Craig Warlow (all Bridgend); Clive Griffiths (asst coach – Swansea); Rhys Oakley (Bristol Shoguns); Martin Morgan (Worcester); Rhodri Jones, Steve Winn (both Swansea). Kevin James, Steve Jones, Lee Jarvis (all Neath)

LLANELLI SCARLETS

In – Mark Taylor (Swansea); Adam Jones (Cardiff); James Griffiths (Swansea); Lee Byrne (Tondu); Paul Moriarty (asst coach-Swansea); Dale Burn (Newport)

Out – Matt Cardey (Leeds); Wayne Proctor (retired); Neil Boobyer (Pontypridd); Luke Gross (Rotherham); Guy Easterby (Rotherham); Marcus Thomas (Dunvant); Paul Clapham (Doncaster); Delme Williams (released)

NEATH-SWANSEA OSPREYS

Neath Out – Allan Bateman (Maesteg); Jamie Ringer (Gwent Dragons); Lee Jarvis (Gwent Dragons); Steve Martin (no contract); Brett Sinkinson (no contract); Sean Marsden (Bristol Shoguns); Kevin James (Gwent Dragons); Steve Jones (Gwent Dragons); Alfie Mocelutu (Tarbes).

Swansea Out – Steve Winn, Rhodri Jones (both Gwent Dragons); Arwel Thomas (Pau); James Griffiths (Llanelli); Mark Taylor (Llanelli); Shaun Payne (Munster); Andrew Farley (Connacht); Sam Cordingley (Australia); Darren Morris (Leicester); Dean Thomas (Worcester); Kevin Morgan (Celtic Warriors); Johnny Vaughton (Cardiff Blues); Christian Balshen (Bath)

In – Sean Holley (asst coach – Gloucester); Gavin Thomas, Andrew Williams, Elvis Seveali’i (all Bath)

THE BORDERS

In – Dan Kane (Peebles); Geoff Cross (Borders Academy)

Out – Simon Gunn (Edinburgh), Shaun Longstaff (Pau)