4 Munster Players In Wolfhounds 7s Squad

The Ireland Wolfhounds 7s squad to play in the third and final round of the GB7’s has been named. Clanwilliam’s Alan Bennie is again included while Young Munster’s Diarmuid McCarthy and the Munster Academy’s Alex Wootton and Gearoid Lyons come into the squad for this weekend’s action.

Last weekend, McCarthy, Lyons and Wootton featured in the Ireland Men's 7s team that secured the European Division C title and promotion to Division B.

The Wolfhounds have been drawn in Pool A along with Samurai, Co-Optimist and Welsh Charitables.

Speaking ahead of test, Anthony Eddy, IRFU Director of Rugby Sevens said, "We have had fourth and third place finishes in the last two rounds and we hope to do better again this weekend.”

"The competition has been hard and as such, has been a good exercise to pitch ourselves against a strong level.”

Ireland Wolfhounds Seven's Squad (GB7s 3 Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, Wales, Saturday, 13^th June)
Alan Bennie (Clanwilliam /Munster)
Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Aaron Cairns (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Terry Kennedy (St Mary's/ Leinster)
Shane Layden (Buccaneers/ Connacht)
Gearoid Lyons (Young Munster/ Munster)
Diarmuid McCarthy (Young Munster/Munster)
David McGuigan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Harry McNulty (UCD/Leinster)
Mark Roche (Lansdowne/ Leinster)
Steve Toal-Lennon (St Marys/ Leinster)
Alex Wootton (Garryowen/Munster)

2015 GB7s TOUR Stage 3 Match Schedule
10.20 Irish Wolfhounds v Welsh Charitables
11.52 Irish Wolfhounds v Co-Optimist
13.44 Irish Wolfhounds v Samurai
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