Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signings of Jack Dunne and Rory O’Loughlin from Leinster while Connacht have announced the arrival of Adam Byrne. As was reported in The Irish Times, the trio will leave the province when their contracts expire at the end of the season.
Former St Michael’s secondrow Dunne, who is English qualified, made his Leinster debut in 2019 but has struggled for game time due to injury and those ahead of him in Leinster’s depth chart. James Ryan, Devin Toner, Ryan Baird, Ross Molony and before his retirement Scott Fardy have all been in competition with Dunne.
Jason Jenkins has been signed from Munster to bolster Leinster’s secondrow stocks while academy player Joe McCarthy has also emerged as a viable option there of late.
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- March 11, 2022
