Comeback on for ‘frustrated’ former Munster star Ian Nagle

Former Munster lock Ian Nagle — man of the match in their 2010 win over Australia — looks on the verge of a shock return to professional rugby 18 months after taking a break
Comeback on for ‘frustrated’ former Munster star Ian Nagle

Nagle, currently preparing for next week’s Cambridge-Oxford varsity match alongside Welsh international Jamie Roberts, is now a student in the illustrious MBA business course at Cambridge. But a handful of offers from some of the top professional clubs in Ireland and England have 27-year-old Nagle prepared to make his comeback at the end of the college year. It is believed London Irish and Worcester Warriors are keen, while Munster, Leinster and Ulster have expressed an interest. Before being accepted to the UK’s top college this September, Nagle worked in Washington DC with the aim of a future career in a venture capital firm. But despite being frustrated with his progress as a rugby player, he’s ready to give it another shot.

“I know I’m fortunate. Every reason I took a break from rugby was a positive one. I got to have a say in the break — it wasn’t enforced,” said Nagle. “I was in no man’s land in terms of the guarantees I had. I took time away from rugby before I had the guarantee of getting into the MBA. But I knew what I wanted to do and I was fortunate to be able to transfer the discipline of what I learned in rugby into something different.

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