Rotherham to Munster - Sean Dougall

[girwin90]

Hi everyone, I have an interview that writer Fiona McArdell done with Sean Dougall. Here it is, I hope you enjoy. http://talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/other...ham-to-munster

[JoeyFantastic]

Nice little piece, it's good he's ambitious and doesn't think he's "made it" already.

[girwin90]

I've spoken to Sean a few times and of all the rugby players I've chatted to he is one of the nicest. Very down to earth guy, i'm looking forward to him playing for Munster.

[Outside Break]

Titans star open side flanker and stand-in skipper Sean Dougall scooped the main prizes at the Titans end of season awards ceremony.
Dougall, who has enjoyed an outstanding season with the Clifton Lane outfit, deservedly collected the “Player of the Year” and “Players Player of the Year” accolades.
To be recognised by ones colleagues is always acknowledged to be the most prestigious award to receive and Dougall’s outstanding performances throughout the season, combined with his hard-working, professional approach for the team was duly recognised.

A delighted Dougall commented, “It means a lot to me to receive these important awards, but it’s a team game and without the rest of the boys input I couldn’t possibly have won them. So it’s a big thank you to them.”

[taz]

Titans star open side flanker and stand-in skipper Sean Dougall scooped the main prizes at the Titans end of season awards ceremony.
Dougall, who has enjoyed an outstanding season with the Clifton Lane outfit, deservedly collected the “Player of the Year” and “Players Player of the Year” accolades.
To be recognised by ones colleagues is always acknowledged to be the most prestigious award to receive and Dougall’s outstanding performances throughout the season, combined with his hard-working, professional approach for the team was duly recognised.

A delighted Dougall commented, “It means a lot to me to receive these important awards, but it’s a team game and without the rest of the boys input I couldn’t possibly have won them. So it’s a big thank you to them.”

Thats good news I must say.

(you should put links though as the mods will go nuts)

[Ruckuss]

Encouraging to hear this!

[busby]

This lad could be a bit of a darkhorse. Missed out underage due to injury, string of fitness and he's a club hero at 22 years old. 6 foot 1 and touching 17 stone, so sounds like he could be a powerful too. Here's hoping, we're going to need a bolter.

[megladon]

Could work out a really good signing,a seven aswell,we dont have anybody nailed on in that jersey,although Ronan had a really good start to this season till ingury took him.

[shep]

Someone should modify the title. I thought it was someone asking for directions, so was ignoring it since yesterday. How about "Rotherham signs for Munster".
Would be great to see a young guy like this make it with Munster, with plenty of years ahead of him and Irish qualified. Best of Luck.

[Hermes]

Sean Dougall

http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/squad/63/sean-dougall/

• Weight: 107kg
• Height: 186cm
• Preferred Position: Openside Flanker
• Alternative Position: Blindside Flanker
• Previous Clubs: Ulster, Leeds Carnegie
• Honours: Ireland U18's & U19's
• Best Rugby Moment: Playing for Ireland U19'S
• Worst Rugby Moment: Out injured for 2 years
• Greatest Influnce: Richie McCaw
• Favourite Ground: Thomond Park
• Favourite Food: Girlfriends Lasagne
• Favourite Film: The Hanover
• Favourite Music: Everything
• Favourite Band: Biffy Clyro
• Beer / Lager: Lager
• Ambition: To play for Ireland

Here is a video of him playing in the B&!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elf5Tjare8k

[Hawkeye]

This looks like one of the better signings Munster have made in the past 5 years. Good luck to him!

[McCloud]

Dougall rues missing Wallace magnetism

By Barry Coughlan
Thursday, August 16, 2012
New Munster signing Sean Dougall has just one regret — and it’s that he won’t get the chance to line up alongside a man he regards as one of the modern greats of back-row play, the recently retired back-rower David Wallace.
The 22-year-old recruit from Rotherham holds up Wallace — forced into retirement at the back end of last season — as one of three iconic figures whose careers have greatly influenced him and mentions him in the same breath as New Zealand skipper Richie McCaw and Australia’s David Pocock.

From age 14, Dougall has made open side his preferred position, noting, for instance, that he would hate to be stuck in the front row even if it suited his physical make up.

"I was always a seven and looking at the likes of David Wallace over the years; players of his type made me want to be a seven.

"His retirement is, I suppose, an opportunity, but there is a lot of competition there still. Actually, when I signed I was looking forward to playing for the same team as the likes of David; to have somebody like that to bounce ideas off and [to] have a mentor like that would have been great."

Dougall still expects hot competition for the coveted jersey, knowing that Niall Ronan has yet to return after injury and South African CJ Stander will provide another challenge.

"Niall Ronan has a lot of experience, he’s a fantastic player. CJ has been playing great rugby down in the southern hemisphere so I have my work cut out. I just have to focus on my own game, train well and, fingers crossed, it will fall into place."

Dougall was one of an elite band of exile players to represent Ireland at both under 18 and 19 levels. He was snapped up by Ulster as an Academy signing but was unfortunate to have been afflicted by injuries.

Those problems are now behind him; he reminds us that he has gone over two seasons without injury, has amassed a huge amount of game time with Rotherham and his standing was such that he was regularly named by them as captain in his second season.

He was approached and monitored by Munster over a period of time before being offered a contract which he had no hesitation in accepting. He was born in Scotland, raised in Durham but raised very much as Irish. For that reason, he feels at home.

His popularity was such in Rotherham that he got an enthusiastic send-off, and he noted that the club members and coaching staff saw his move to Munster as a vote of approval in a sense for the English club.

He now looks forward to developing his game to bring him to another level: "This is an opportunity to develop parts of my game that perhaps weren’t there six months ago in Rotherham."

Irish Examiner

[Munsterboy]

He was approached and monitored by Munster over a period of time before being offered a contract which he had no hesitation in accepting.

That's also encouraging to hear. Sounds like we may at last be taking a more careful and rigorous approach to vetting our signings than in the past.

I like the sound of this lad. May or may not become a superstar but at least sounds like he has the attitude and aptitude to be a solid player for us.

[Waterfordlad]

I agree Munsterboy, seems like a sound guy

[flsghujslkuo]

I, for one, am depply concern by the growing number of gingers within our ranks.

Even POC's un natural hair loss is a sign that he is trying to get rid of his gingerness.

Gingerism should not be tollerated.

[Sketchy]

I, for one, am depply concern by the growing number of gingers within our ranks.

Even POC's un natural hair loss is a sign that he is trying to get rid of his gingerness.

Gingerism should not be tollerated.

That's racist.

[Munsterboy]

That's racist.

It's ok. His avatar cancels out the racism with some good old fashioned sexism. More of this sort of thing.

[Talking Sense]

6'0 and 17 stone, hard to believe by looking at him! Interested to see how he goes, could be a gem.

[taz]

I'm really looking forward to seeing this chap tomorrow evening.

[mtcmolloy]

I, for one, am depply concern by the growing number of gingers within our ranks.

Even POC's un natural hair loss is a sign that he is trying to get rid of his gingerness.

Gingerism should not be tollerated.

I'm afraid to say I'm a ginger myself, this is the first time I've outted myself on this site.
As a token of my penitude, I should add that I have decided not
reproduce myself, unless with a subtropical breed of woman.
Hopefully this passes muster with the ubertypes hereabouts.

As for dougall, maybe he can be taught to wear a scrumcap at all times?
It worked for jonny concrete, keith gleeson.. all of whom shocked us
with their non shocks of hair, when the hats eventually came off.

[Waterfordlad]

I tell you he had a blinder tonight - good man Sean

[Colliniho]

Thought we were second best at the breakdown in the first half. He covers a lot of ground and tackled well though

[McCloud]

munsterrugby.ie


Dougall Not Resting On His Laurels
4 September 2012, 9:38 am
By The Editor




Despite an impressive display in his first competitive game for Munster Sean Dougall is taking nothing for granted ahead of the second round of RaboDirect PRO12 matches.


It wont be his first time he's stepped out in Thomond Park, “No, I’ve played an A game (for Ulster) there and played a 20s game there." but he wasn't taking anything for granted yesterday after training in Cork.


"If I am involved, it’ll obviously be the biggest game I’ve played there and of course it’s something I’m really looking forward to. They (Treviso) beat the holders last weekend and we'd be looking to step up on last weekend's performance."


Speaking of that win in Edinburgh in comparision to pre-season form he says. "It was good we had those games cause we kinda knew where we were at. We knew there were a couple of areas we had to work at for the Edinburgh game. And there were positives out of there."


"Obviously it’s early days and still things to work on but yes a good positive start and we hope we can step up a notch again on Friday night."


Perhaps one of the moments that defined the attitude of this squad and maybe determined the outcome was the period after Tim Vissr's try when Munster found themselves in a huddle under the posts awaiting Greig Laidlaw's conversion and a possible 14 point turaround.


What was said then, "Dougie and Donncha and the senior fellas like, were telling us not to panic. It was just one of those things. It wasn’t as if we’d gone through phases and made loads of mistakes. It was like a one off, turned the ball over and then they capitalised on it and they were very good at that. They had a lot of backs who used the space well."


"But from our point of view it was a case of re-grouping and starting off again."


Playing in the famous Murrayfield was a first for Dougall and an experience he enjoyed despite the emptiness of the vast stadium.


"Before the game – I’d never played there before - the lads were saying it’s a funny atmosphere because it’s a huge stadium and only one side of it’s filled. But I think they did something differently this year whereby they’d people each side of the pitch. It didn’t really cross my mind in the game. It was just a great pitch, didn’t have a negative effect at all."

[Angus Axe]

I'm impressed so far by Dougall, very down to earth, full of respect for the Munster opportunity and backs it up on the field. Not sure he's a rampaging ball carrier like Wally, but he could be the new link man/limpet mine type 7

[Thomond78]

I, for one, am depply concern by the growing number of gingers within our ranks.

Even POC's un natural hair loss is a sign that he is trying to get rid of his gingerness.

Gingerism should not be tollerated.

So, ashamed of the distinctive mark of the Celtic Fringe? Want to be a ruddy-cheeked blond Saxon, cap-tugging aping their prejudices, eh? G'wan away out with you so, WestLadyFans.com is over there, just shut the door after you.

[Valencia]

Think Dougall could be a major player for us, on the evidence so far, he's a tough buachaill