Clontarf were invited to France to play a game against Stade Rochelais to commemorate the end of Hickey's time there. He invited his old French rugby teammates to Ireland for the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (drawn game), having introduced them to Gaelic football through repeated viewings of the 1977 Dublin and Kerry All-Ireland semi-final while travelling to rugby games across France.
Clontarf was invited to play a game against Stade Rochelais in France to commemorate Hickey's time there. He brought his former French rugby teammates to Ireland for the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (a drawn match), having introduced them to Gaelic football through repeated viewings of the 1977 Dublin and Kerry All-Ireland semi-final while traveling to rugby games across France.