Queudrue ineligible to play for Ireland

Franck Queudrue's hopes of playing international football for Ireland have been dashed due to an error over his Irish ancestry.

Franck Queudrue's hopes of playing international football for Ireland have been dashed due to an error over his Irish ancestry.

The Paris-born Middlesbrough defender said last week that he was considering seeking a place on the Irish squad as he believed he had an Irish grandfather.

However, the 26-year-old said today that he had made a mistake and it was actually his great-grandfather who was Irish, meaning he is ineligible for Brian Kerr's squad.

"Unfortunately, I am one generation out," he said.

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