POC RIP

[Bob]

He is dead isn't he? Must be judging by all the soppy obituaries I read today


Great player and Ireland will not have a forward like him for a generation nor a back like BOD




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[Tre]

Good effort!

[Hooky]

Indeed, top, top player.


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[BBD]

He coulda doid

great player, great leader for province and country, could have done with him on Saturday

[Billyfish]

I imagine he would have been a nightmare to play against, hair or no hair.

[webbyinjapan]

One of the best ever 2nd Rows,,,, In terms of importance to the Irish team,,,,the best! I was fortunate to play with the man I consider the best,,,,,Brian Thomas,,,, POC, was a similar type of player!

[hellovating]

Luke Fitz has had to retire. Such a pity.

[BBD]

cursed with ill luck for picking up injuries at the wrong time, in his pomp he was a lovely player to watch

good luck to him in the future

[Digby]

A real shame on Fitzy, the talent was there and it just never amount to what might have been hoped of him, injuries perhaps to the fore of his problems.

POC of course remains a giant of the game, what a career, what a player.

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Luke Fitz has had to retire. Such a pity.

28! I can't believe he's still so young. Such a shame he has to retire. A good career prevented from being a great one by injury.

[hellovating]

first game I saw Fitzy play in..... he had just turned 19.... but there was already a buzz about him. and he was class. strong aussie team!

'A' INTERNATIONAL: Wednesday, November 15 2006

IRELAND 'A' 17 AUSTRALIA 'A' 24, Thomond Park (Att: 6,500)

Scorers: Ireland 'A': Try: Luke Fitzgerald; Pens: Jeremy Staunton 4

Australia 'A': Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Morgan Turinui, Stephen Hoiles; Cons: Cameron Shepherd 3; Pen: Shepherd


IRELAND 'A': Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster); John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster), Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster), Kieran Lewis (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps), Eoin Reddan (London Wasps); Ronan McCormack (UCD/Leinster), John Fogarty (Buccaneers/Connacht), Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (capt), Matt McCullough (Ballymena/Ulster), Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Leinster), Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster), Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster).

Replacements: Brian Blaney (Terenure College/Leinster), Ray Hogan (Galwegians/Connacht), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Cillian Willis (UCD/Leinster), Mark McHugh (Galwegians/Connacht), Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins).

AUSTRALIA 'A': Cameron Shepherd; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Morgan Turinui, Scott Staniforth, Drew Mitchell; Mark Gerrard, Brett Sheehan; Benn Robinson, Stephen Moore, Rodney Blake, Al Campbell (capt), James Horwill, Scott Fava, Stephen Hoiles, David Lyons.

Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Nic Henderson, Mitchell Chapman, George Smith, Josh Valentine, Gene Fairbanks, Clyde Rathbone.

[Eugene Wrayburn]

first game I saw Fitzy play in..... he had just turned 19.... but there was already a buzz about him. and he was class. strong aussie team!

'A' INTERNATIONAL: Wednesday, November 15 2006

IRELAND 'A' 17 AUSTRALIA 'A' 24, Thomond Park (Att: 6,500)

Scorers: Ireland 'A': Try: Luke Fitzgerald; Pens: Jeremy Staunton 4

Australia 'A': Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Morgan Turinui, Stephen Hoiles; Cons: Cameron Shepherd 3; Pen: Shepherd


IRELAND 'A': Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster); John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster), Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster), Kieran Lewis (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster); Jeremy Staunton (London Wasps), Eoin Reddan (London Wasps); Ronan McCormack (UCD/Leinster), John Fogarty (Buccaneers/Connacht), Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (capt), Matt McCullough (Ballymena/Ulster), Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Leinster), Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster), Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster).

Replacements: Brian Blaney (Terenure College/Leinster), Ray Hogan (Galwegians/Connacht), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Cillian Willis (UCD/Leinster), Mark McHugh (Galwegians/Connacht), Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins).

AUSTRALIA 'A': Cameron Shepherd; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Morgan Turinui, Scott Staniforth, Drew Mitchell; Mark Gerrard, Brett Sheehan; Benn Robinson, Stephen Moore, Rodney Blake, Al Campbell (capt), James Horwill, Scott Fava, Stephen Hoiles, David Lyons.

Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Nic Henderson, Mitchell Chapman, George Smith, Josh Valentine, Gene Fairbanks, Clyde Rathbone.

Some seriously good players in that Ireland team too!