WARRINGTON Wolves have agreed terms with winger Brian Carney.
The former Great Britain international has signed for the remainder of the 2009 engage Super League season.
Carney will join Wolves at the end of June as his commitments to the Irish Rugby Union come to completion.
Carney represented Great Britain 14 times between 2003 and 2006, very often on the outside of former Wolves centre Martin Gleeson. Carney scored eight tries for his country.
He started his foray in rugby league eague for the Irish Students in 1998, catching the eye of several clubs.
His professional rugby league career started with Gateshead Thunder in 1999 and and moved to Hull FC with the merger of the two sides in 2000.
His form and raw talent impressed the Wigan side that gained his signature for the 2001 season.
A need to test himself in the Australian league with the NRL saw him play for Newcastle Knights in 2006. His form saw him become the leagues leading try scorer with 16 tries in 26 appearances.
Moving back to his original code he joined Munster Rugby Union club in 2007 and immediately joined the Ireland national squad to face Argentina as well as being a member of the World Cup Squad.
On his debut he scored an interception try showing his pace on the international scene.
Carney played 20 times for Munster, scoring five tries, and has been capped four times for his country at rugby union.
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