Reds sign Cork star Sweetnam

Munster Rugby expressed their delight last night after signing Cork hurler Darren Sweetnam on a full-time Academy contract.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2012 - 01:00

Barry Coughlan and Michael Moynihan

The multi-talented youngster has, for the moment, decided to give professional rugby a go and will not be available to Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurlers next season.

“Darren impressed us very much in the Munster U20 inter-provincial campaign,” said Peter Malone, Munster’s elite player development manager.

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