Connacht academy fly half Luke Carty has signed for the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby. The Athlone native is US qualified thanks to his New York-born grandmother.
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Carty is the younger brother of senior out-half Jack and was a member of the Irish under 20 World Cup squad in 2017.
The disruptions to overseas travel created by the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 23-year-old to cancel a 2020 playing stint with Sydney club Gordon but he now signs a two-year deal with the US outfit.
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