Sunday 29 May 2022
Luke Carty, Sean McNulty, Sean O’Brien, and Harry McNulty all featured this season.
All-Star midfielder Lauren Magee joins Sinéad Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy at Melbourne FC.
Sinéad Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy become Melbourne’s first AFLW international rookies.
Rory Best and CJ Stander were strong too, but Robbie Henshaw was injured in the first half.
The five Irishmen all delivered a high work rate against the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Sean O’Brien, Tadhg Furlong and the other Ireland internationals were impressive.
CJ Stander started slowly but had some big moments in the 23-22 defeat.
It was a great night for the Irish contingent.
Johnny Sexton got a long stint off the bench but was unable to make a major impact.
The ex-Bray Wanderers, Drogheda and Derry City striker is now with Indy Eleven of the North American Soccer League.
There are a number of players with Irish links in Mike Tolkin’s 50-man squad.
