15 Munster representatives on Ireland Under 21 Squad

Under 21 Interprovincial champions Munster provide the biggest representation on the 40 strong Ireland Under 21 squad that has been selected to travel to France.

Under 21 Interprovincial champions Munster provide the biggest representation on the 40 strong Ireland Under 21 squad that has been selected to travel to France for a two-match programme against their French counterparts on Saturday November 9th.

15 of the squad are from Munster and the teams to play two French Under-21 teams will be selected on Friday 8th of November. Both matches will take place at Marcoussis, National Rugby Center, which is located 30kms south of Paris. The games will kick-off at 1pm and 2:30pm respectively, on Saturday November 9th 2002.

Ireland U21:

Peter O Brien, Munster/UCC. Richard Lane, Munster/UCC. Barry Murphy, Munster/UL Bohs. Keith Matthews, Munster/ UL Bohs. Colin Murphy, Munster/Sundays Well. Barry Keeshan, Munster/Presentation Boys College. Fiach O Loughlin, Munster/Shannon. Frank Cogan, Munster/Cork Constitution. Eoin Nihill, Munster/Garryowen. Stephen Keogh, Munster/UCC. Ryan Hartigan, Munster/UL Bohs. Shane O Connor, Munster/Cork Constitution. Jody Danagher, Munster/UL Bohs. Denis Fogarty, Munster/Garryowen. Eugene McGovern, Munster/Old Crescent

Conor O Loughlin, Connacht/Buccanneers. John Muldoon, Connacht /Galwegians. David Kelly, Connacht/Buccanneers> Wesley Maxwell, Connacht/Garryowen.

David McAllister, Leinster/Terenure. Ken Kennedy, Leinster/UCD. John Quigley, Leinster/Trinity. Gareth Hayes, Leinster/UCD. Niall Ronan, Leinster/Lansdowne. Kevin Croke, Leinster/UCD. Simon Crawford, Leinster/UCD. David Gannon, Leinster/UCD. Kevin Corrigan, Leinster/UCD. John Lyne, Leinster/Lansdowne. . Tommy Bowe, Ulster/Queen s University. Neil Patterson, Ulster/Coleraine. Ian Humphreys, Ulster/ Ballymena. Michael Rainey, Ulster/Glasgow Hawks. Michael McComish, Ulster/Ballymena. Paul Minnis, Ulster/Belfast Harlequins. Declan Fitzpatrick, Ulster/Belfast Harlequins. Rory Best, Ulster/Belfast Harlequins.

Nicholas McClelland, Exiles/London Irish. Partick O Gorman, Exiles/Saracens. Robbie Shaw, Exiles/London Wasps