Nick McCarthy’s move south from Leinster to Munster for next season has thrown into doubt the futures of current scrum-halves James Hart and Duncan Williams beyond the current campaign. Among them was another scrum-half in Neil Cronin, a close-season capture from Garryowen, whose initial one-year deal extended to 2021. With McCarthy, 23, signed on until the end of 2020-21, their futures are unclear. In addition to Farrell, van Graan secured the signatures of centre Chris Farrell, loosehead prop James Cronin and flankers Chris Cloete and Tommy O’Donnell for next season and beyond. Homegrown forwards O’Donnell and James Cronin, both former Academy players of the year, signed two-year extensions to June 2021.

Source: Irish Examiner October 19, 2018 02:26 UTC