IRELAND international tight head prop, Peter Clohessy has decided on the surprise move to leave the Young Munster club and next season he will play for Garryowen.
Clohessy, Young Munster's most capped player with 16 appearances for Ireland, has decided to switch allegiance, having played all his senior rugby with Young Munster with whom he won Munster Senior Cup and All Ireland League medals.
Currently serving a 26 playing weeks' suspension following a stamping incident in Ireland's match against France last February, Clohessy will be eligible to play with Garryowen in December.
He was with Garryowen at under age level before moving to Young Munster with whom he was a key figure in their successes in recent years.
Confirming the move last night Clohessy said. "It was a very difficult decision for me to make. But after what happened last season and my period out of the game which has been frustrating I feel a change of club will be beneficial and represents a new challenge for me. I obviously shave regrets about leaving Young Munster."
Clohessy has family connections with the Garryowen club with whom his name was linked with a possible move 12 months ago. His maternal grandfather won a Munster Senior Cup medal Garryowen.
. The proposed ground share scheme with Queens Park Rangers and rugby club Wasps has been halted as any move to stage Rangers and Wasps matches at Loftus Road would require a green light from the English League's Lytham St Anne's head quarters.
"Any member club wishing to share its ground with another sporting activity would need our permission," said League spokesman Chris Hull. "There would be obvious concerns as to the standard of pitches for League matches if another sport were to be staged on the same ground."
The English League have on groundshare arrangements since Charlton escaped extinction by moving in with Crystal Palace almost a decade ago.
They refused to approve a Brighton groundshare scheme at Portsmouth for next season unless the club submitted proposals for a new ground in the Hove area first.
Some years ago Rangers almost merged with west London rivals Brentford but the scheme fell through Rangers managing director Alan Hedges believes the pitch problem can be solved but stresses that Chrysalis records' major shareholder Chris Wright is only one of three parties in the running to buy out the club.
