New Posts For Thread: Dual Stars and All Roundershttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-roundersThe real meaning of a dual star to me is someone who plays both Gaelic football and Hurling to a high level.With the exception of the Kilcormac man Liam Currams all dual stars seem to be Corkmen,Jack Lynch being the most famous for obvious reasons bukeith higgins would be the outstanding current one imo.......he's a better hurler than footballer and hes not too shabby with the big ball!!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523991043#523991043keith higgins would be the outstanding current one imo.......he's a better hurler than footballer and hes not too shabby with the big ball!!Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:43:30 -0500Darren Sweetnam the Cork hurling midfielder has played hockey for Ireland and rugby for the munster u20s.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523971913#523971913Darren Sweetnam the Cork hurling midfielder has played hockey for Ireland and rugby for the munster u20s.Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:30:45 -0500was wally hammond an all-rounder? Thought he was a specialist bat.I'd mention Botham and a fella called Keith "Nugget" Miller.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523953947#523953947was wally hammond an all-rounder? Thought he was a specialist bat.I'd mention Botham and a fella called Keith "Nugget" Miller.Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:53:48 -0500Irelands all round greatest sportsman of his day or any other day was Trevor George McVeagh, (1906-1968). He represented Ireland more than 70 times in 4 different sports. In 1938 he won international caps for tennis, hockey, squash and cricket. As cahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523901011#523901011Irelands all round greatest sportsman of his day or any other day was Trevor George McVeagh, (1906-1968). He represented Ireland more than 70 times in 4 different sports. In 1938 he won international caps for tennis, hockey, squash and cricket. As caFri, 07 Sep 2012 12:19:28 -0500Yes Jacques Kallis would statistically be right up there as an all rounder. I once met him, not a terribly bright fellow. And that is being kind.Garfield Sobers and Wally Hammond before my time.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523894939#523894939Yes Jacques Kallis would statistically be right up there as an all rounder. I once met him, not a terribly bright fellow. And that is being kind.Garfield Sobers and Wally Hammond before my time.Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:21:54 -0500Another Cork man, a dual all star like the aforementioned Liam Currams... Brian Murphy.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523894919#523894919Another Cork man, a dual all star like the aforementioned Liam Currams... Brian Murphy.Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:21:27 -0500Alan Kerins won a football medal with Galway in 2001 and was beaten in the hurling final the same year. He also has club All Irelands in both football and hurling.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523894685#523894685Alan Kerins won a football medal with Galway in 2001 and was beaten in the hurling final the same year. He also has club All Irelands in both football and hurling.Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:14:12 -0500Sean Og O'Hailpin, his fathers from Fermanagh, his mothers from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523894453#523894453Sean Og O'Hailpin, his fathers from Fermanagh, his mothers from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:04:46 -0500Kapil Dev is so fondly remembered for his catch to dismiss IV Richards in the 83 final. His 175 in that tournament however was sensational. A super player and a great captain.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523894229#523894229Kapil Dev is so fondly remembered for his catch to dismiss IV Richards in the 83 final. His 175 in that tournament however was sensational. A super player and a great captain.Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:54:37 -0500wmfb -delighted you slipped in the cricketing all-rounders ..got me thinking about the great heroes of my youth starting with the incomparable Gary Sobers.I followed Khan, Hadlee and Botham too -as well as warming to the exploits of Kapil Dev and Wahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29367695/dual-stars-and-all-rounders?post_id=523893935#523893935wmfb -delighted you slipped in the cricketing all-rounders ..got me thinking about the great heroes of my youth starting with the incomparable Gary Sobers.I followed Khan, Hadlee and Botham too -as well as warming to the exploits of Kapil Dev and WaFri, 07 Sep 2012 08:42:38 -0500