Former Bermuda World Cup soccer stars, Meshach Wade and Kentoine Jennings, will get another shot at the professional game...in the Republic of Ireland.

A scout in Ireland is working on getting the pair, who were together at English club Hereford United before being released in March, 1993, to any of four Irish clubs -- Bohemians, St. Patrick Athletic, Shamrock Rovers or Dundalk -- for trials.

The scout, Patrick Willett, also has connections with a number of English teams and is a friend of former Bermuda national team trainer, Nick Jones' father-in-law, Dan McCaffrey, who was a top goalscorer in Ireland in the 1960s.

"He has been out here and knew that Kentoine and Meshach played at Hereford,'' said Jones, who got a call from Willett just last week. He has since spoken to the pair and they have expressed interest.

Jennings, now with league champions Vasco, was the Most Valuable Player last season, while former Bermuda captain, Wade, plays in the Second Division with BAA.

Before the pair leave Jones wants to make sure that their fitness level is high, while he says he still requires funds to cover the cost of the airline tickets.

"I have always been pushing for these guys anyway, because obviously they have international caps behind them and that makes it a lot easier,'' said Jones, who rates the pair, along with goalkeeper Dwayne (Streaker) Adams, as the best of the players in local football.

"Kentoine's fitness level isn't too bad but personally I wouldn't want to send them unless I made sure they were at the right level,'' Jones stressed.

"I would want them to do a couple of tests with me to make sure they were at that level. These teams are looking for players who could get to play immediately.'' Jones thinks things could quickly happen for the pair once they get to Ireland.

"Willett is a Republic of Ireland scout for such teams as Everton, Manchester City and Derby County and he knows (managers) Joe Royle, Howard Kendall and Jim Smith, so he's got a lot of contacts.

"He was Manchester City's number one scout for 12 years. He's been in the game for a number of years and actually played with my father-in-law, who still holds the record for the most goals scored in a season in the league of Ireland.

Jennings and Wade, both defensive players, were taken to Hereford by former manager John Sillett in 1991. But things turned sour for them when Sillett resigned and was replaced by player-coach Greg Downs who made it quickly known he had no interest in the two Bermudians.

First Downs put them on the transfer list and then two months later released them from their contracts.

"They have a a lot of skill but, unfortunately, have been unable to adapt to the rigours of English League soccer,'' Downs told the Hereford Times at the time.

Jennings, who turned 25 last week, made 19 appearances as a defender at Hereford in less than two seasons while Wade, now 23, appeared 27 times as a midfielder.