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          5. 10 Irish Rugby Players That Represented Other Nations At Test Level

          Over the last decade or so, Ireland have made the most of the rules that allowed for foreign-born players to represent the country at test level.

          A number of 'project players' moved to provincial sides in Ireland with the hopes of eventually representing the country via the residency rule, with quite a few of them going on to become key contributors at test level.

          Of course, the process can go the other way.

          Down through the years, a number of Irish players have represented other nations in international rugby.

          Some of them did so via the residency rule, while others qualified because of familial ties.

          Here are nine such examples.

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          Irish rugby players that represented other nations

          AJ MacGinty (USA)

          A Dublin native, AJ MacGinty played at Blackrock before moving to America in his early 20s.

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