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Ireland international Conway signs contract extension at Munster

By Nathaniel Cope
Munster and Ireland’s Andrew Conway

Andrew Conway has signed a contract extension with Munster Rugby and the IRFU.

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Currently in his fifth season with the province, Conway has signed a two-year deal that will see him remain in red until at least June 2020.

The 26-year-old winger/fullback, who made his debut against Zebre in September 2013, is drawing closer to the century mark after making 91 appearances for the province.

With 28 tries to his name, he finished last year’s campaign as the province’s leading try scorer of the season with 11 tries.

He made his international debut in Ireland’s win over England at the Aviva Stadium in the 2017 Six Nations, and has lined out in green on six occasions, scoring one try.

He was an impressive performer in the recent Autumn internationals, scoring against South Africa in Ireland’s 38-3 win.

Conway missed Ireland’s opening two Natwest 6 Nations games with France and Italy due to a knee injury.

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Meanwhile 22-year-old Stephen Fitzgerald has also put pen to paper at Munster to extend his development contract for a further year.

The fullback/winger who is a graduate of the Munster Academy has made three appearances for the province, scoring one try on his debut when starting against Ospreys in September 2015.

 

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Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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