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Generally, it's Ireland that benefits from sportspeople switching countries with the granny rule a particular boon.
But a multiple Taekwon-Do world champion has switched from Ireland to Poland and there is no blood link or granny rule involved.
The native of Ratoath, Co Meath popped into the Off The Ball studio to explain why she has 'defected'.
Lindsay Conway started fighting for Poland this year after leaving Ireland in 2009.
"I have been visiting Poland for almost ten years and now I've lived there for the past five years," said Conway.
"I was representing Ireland at one stage until 2009. The last time I represented them was in the 2009 World Championships in Argentina. I had already been living in Poland and I then decided to move to Poland. And after a few years of going to training camps, I was invited to go to Poland on a longer term to teach English and train full-time. This was a great opportunity to improve my Taekwon-Do and train full-time."
Soon she was dominating the Polish championship and Poland decided to make the most of the situation, making her the first non-native to compete for the country's Taekwon-Do team.
But from Conway's perspective, competitiveness - or the lack of it in Ireland - has been a factor in her decision.
"It's hard in Ireland to find a competitor at the level I am and want to be at. And I have so many fantastic female athletes that I can learn a lot from when I'm in Poland. In Ireland it seems less consistent. There were younger girls always coming up but when they reach a certain age, they go off and do other things and won't stay with it. It's changed since I've left, I believe. But I left at a time when there was no one for me."
Conway, who is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, praised recent developments made in Ireland with the Irish team coming second in the overall championship this year, which she described as a "massive, massive achievement."
Ironically, Ireland were beaten to first place by Poland and Conway was in an awkward position as the difference in the medal table turned out to be the medals she won.
But what if Ireland were to offer her sports council funding to coax her back home?
Conway was hesistant about the prospect:
"I don't know. It's the atmosphere I require. It's that professional approach - not to say that Ireland is not being professional - but I like the drills we are doing. I love the people there as well and I'm in love with the culture. It's not just the taekwondo - and I'm learning the language a lot better."
