Full Name:	Andrew Dunne
Position:	Fly Half
Previous Teams:	Leinster, Old Belvedere, University College Dublin (Sports Scholarship 1998), Clontarff
School:	Belvedere
Date of Birth:	18/10/1979
Height:	5’8” (1.73m)
Weight:	12st 6lb (79kg)
Signed for:	2 years (2003/4 – 2004/5 seasons)
Representative Honours:	Ireland Schools, IRFU Academy 1998/9, Ireland U19, Ireland U21, Ireland 7s, Ireland Development XV

Andy Dunne received rave reviews when he first came onto the scene a few years ago. He was an extremely promising youngster but he has suffered a lot with injury including a broken leg, ankle and collarbone and he underwent shoulder surgery a few months back.

Dunne scored a try, conversion and penalty when he came on as a replacement against London Irish in Leinster’s pre-season defeat to the team from Reading, a game in which Mike Worsley (another of Quins’ new signings also scored).

With Leincester he has been playing alongside the likes of Shane Byrne, Costello, Girvan Dempsey, Denis Hickie, Malcolm O’Kelly, Eric Miller and Brian O’Driscoll so he should be able to hold his own against anyone in the Premiership.

Dunne wouldn't have been offered a full-time contract with Leinster next season and he has been struggling to get into the starting line up at Donnybrook. So he had the choice of going to Connacht or coming to us, and thankfully he will be playing in our quartered shirt for the next two seasons.

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