Summer Tour Training Match

A pre Summer Tour training match will be held at Thomond Park on Friday next, May 23 (kick off 5.30 pm). The Colours team will be led by Anthony Foley and Reggie Corrigan leads the whites.

Anthony Foley will captain the Colours, which will be coached by Alan Gaffney (Munster) and the Whites will be led by Reggie Corrigan and coached by Matt Williams (Leinster) in a pre Summer Tour Ireland National training match at Thomond Park on Friday next, May 23 (kick off 5.30 pm).

Entrance to Stand and Terrace – 5 euro; Children – 2 euro : proceeds will go to the Special Olympics.

The teams are:

Whites 15 – Girvan Dempsey (Leinster Terenure College); 14 – Gordon Darcy (Leinster Lansdowne), 13 – John Kelly (Munster Cork Constitution), 12 David Quinlan (Leinster Blackrock College), 11 Tyrone Howe (Ulster Dungannon); 10 Mark McHugh (Connacht St. Mary s College), 9 Brian O Riordan (Leinster UCD), 1 – Reggie Corrigan (Leinster Grreystones) , Captain, 2- Frank Sheahan (Munster Cork Constitution), 3 – Emmet Byrne (Leinster St. Mary s College), 4 Gary Longwell (Ulster Ballymena), 5 Paul O Connell (Munster Young Munster), 6 Victor Costello (Leinster St. Mary s College), 7 – David Wallace (Munster Garryowen), 8 Eric Miller (Leinster Terenure College). Replacements 16 Bernard Jackman (Clontarf), 17 Martin Cahill (Munster Buccaneers), 18 Trevor Hogan (Shannon), 19 Aidan McCullen (Leinster Lansdowne), 20 Kieron Campbell (Ulster Dungannon), 21 Barry Everitt (London Irish), 22 Mike Mullins (Munster Old Crescent).

Colours 15 Paddy Wallace (Ulster Ballymena); 14 James Topping (Ulster Ballymena), 13 Gavin Duffy (Connacht Galwegians), 12 Rob Henderson (Munster Young Munster), 11 Dennis Hickie (Leinster St. Mary s College); 10 Ronan O Gara (Munster Cork Constitution), 9 Brian O Meara (Leinster Cork Constitution); 1 Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster Dungannon), , 2 Shane Byrne (Leinster Blackrock College), 3 Simon Best (Ulster Belfast Harlequins), 4 Leo Cullen (Leinster Blackrock College), 5 Malcolm O Kelly (Leinster St. Mary s College), 6 Alan Quinlan (Munster Shannon), 7 Keith Gleeson (Leinster St. Mary s College), 8 Anthony Foley (Munster Shannon), Captain. Replacements 16 Paul Shields (Ulster Ballymena), 17 Marcus Horan (Munster Shannon), 18 Donnacha O Callaghan (Munster Cork Constitution), 19 Kieron Dawson (London Irish), 20 Eoin Reddan (Connacht-Old Crescent), 21 Bryn Cunningham (Ulster-Dungannon), 22 Anthony Horgan (Munster Cork Constitution).

Not considered owing to injury Brian O Driscoll (Leinster- Blackrock College), (hamstring), John Hayes (Munster Shannon), (groin), Jeremy Staunton (Munster- Garryowen), (groin), Shane Horgan (Leinster Lansdowne), (thigh), Neil Doak (Ulster Belfast Harlequins), (shoulder), Mick Prendergast (Munster Young Munster (shoulder), Mick O Driscoll (Munster Cork Constitution) (facial).