Five Munster Sides On Show

There is a busy week ahead for Munster with five representative sides competing in the 2011/12 interprovincial series.

The Munster U18 Schools, sponsored by Avonmore, will kick off their campaign on Wednesday, 7th September in Donnybrook to face Leinster with a 2.30 p.m. kick-off.

Midleton College’s Ned Hodgson will captain the side with last season’s Munster Schools Junior Cup winning captain, Gearoid Lyons named in the out-half position.

Squad: Cormac O’Donnell (St. Munchin’s College), J.J. McDonnell (Castletroy College), David Johnson (Rockwell College), Ned Hodgson (Capt.) (Midleton College), Steve McMahon (Rockwell College), Gearoid Lyons (Crescent College Comprehensive), Ryan Foley (CBC), Charlie Slowey (CBC), Max Abbott (PBC), James Maxwell (Rockwell College), Neville Flynn (Rockwell College), Darragh Moloney (CBC), Jack Dineen (Crescent College Comprehensive), Sonny Dwyer (Rockwell College), Tom Ryan (Glenstal Abbey). Replacements: Ben Burns (Castletroy College), Aidan Slattery (PBC), Rory Bourke (CBC), Ryan Callanan (PBC), Lee Nicholas (St. Munchin’s College), Patrick Kearns (Ard Scoil Rís), Conor Bonfil (Castletroy College), Ryan Tsang (St. Munchin’s College), Joe Dowling (CBC), Dan Goggin (St. Munchin’s College), Rory Fenton (PBC)

The action continues on Friday evening at Musgrave Park when the Munster Under 20 side begin their campaign with a tie against Leinster which kicks off at 7.30 p.m.

Munster will be boosted by a credible performance away to Leicester Tigers last week which finished 30-30. Head Coach Steve Forde will be seeking another big performance.

There are two Muster Representative sides competing on Saturday, 10th September, and both teams will play in Limerick. First up will be the Munster Women who play Ulster at Dooradoyle with a 1.00 kick off. Gary Walsh’s side will be hungry for their 6th interprovincial title in a row following their 28-18 win away over Connacht last week and it would be a big shock if Munster failed to pick up the spoils.

Later in the day at Thomond Park, the Munster Under 19 side begin their campaign with a difficult opener against Connacht. This game kicks off at 2.30 p.m. and Head Coach Ray Egan will be hoping that his charges will show the promise they have showed in training and start with a victory.

It is also a busy weekend for the Under 19 back room team as they bring a squad to London on Sunday, 11th September, to face the Exiles in a Group B game at Sudbury, kick off 12.00 p.m.

* Squads to be announced closer to the fixtures.

FIXTURES:

WEDNESDAY 7th SEPTEMBER
Schools Under 18 Inter Provincial: Leinster v Munster, Donnybrook, 2.30;

FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER
Under 20 Inter Provincial: Munster v Leinster, Musgrave Park, 7.30;

SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER
Under 19 Inter Provincial: Munster v Connacht, Thomond Park, 2.30;

Women's Inter Provincial: Munster v Ulster, Dooradoyle, 1.00;

SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER
Under 19 Group B Inter Provincial: Exiles v Munster, Sunbury, 12.00;