Ireland Club Side Named For Scotland

The Ireland Club XV has been named for the Dal Riada Cup clash with Scotland Clubs in Glasgow on Friday and the Munster clubs are well represented with 9 players included in the squad.

The Ulster Bank Club International side will play their Scottish counterparts at Old Anniesland in Glasgow on Friday, February 6 before lining out at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, February 14 as part of a unique double header against the French alongside the RBS 6 Nations senior international match.

Ireland are the current holders of the Dal Riada cup having won this fixture 28 – 3 in Cork Constitution last year. Head Coach Paull Cunningham can call on some experienced players at this level as well as selecting from the top players in the Ulster Bank League.

The Cork Constitution duo of Darragh Lyons and last season's Club International skipper, Gerry Hurley, form an experienced half back partnership. Hurley most recently captained his side to an historic third Munster Senior Challenge Cup title in a row when defeating Garryowen in Irish Independent Park.

The Cork club is also represented by Andrew O'Driscoll at hooker while prop Ger Sweeney is named in the replacements. The other starting representation sees Young Munster's Ed O'Keeffe start on the wing.

On the bench Neil Cronin, who made his Munster debut against Leinster over Christmas, Eddie Rossiter and Peter O'Shea are the Garryowen representatives while Cashel's Sean Walsh is also included.

Ireland Club XV (v Scotland Club, Old Anniesland, Glasgow, Friday, February 6^th,19:30)

15. Danny Riordan (Old Belvedere)
14. Stephen O'Neill (Terenure)
13. Mark Roche (Lansdowne)
12. Matt D'Arcy (Clontarf) Captain
11. Ed O'Keeffe (Young Munster)
10. Darragh Lyons (Cork Constitution)
9. Gerry Hurley (Cork Constitution)
1. Ian Prediville (Lansdowne)
2. Andrew O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution)
3. Declan Lavery (Old Belvedere)
4. Stephen Gardner (Lansdowne)
5. Fergal Walsh (Terenure)
6. Stephen Mulholland (Ballymena)
7. Paul Pritchard (Ballynahinch)
8. Jonathan Slattery (Old Belvedere)

Replacements
16. Eddie Rossiter (Garryowen)
17. Ger Sweeney (Cork Constitution)
18. Peter O'Shea (Garryowen)
19. Sean Walsh (Cashel)
20. Kieran O'Gorman (Old Belvedere)
21. Neil Cronin (Garryowen)
22. Stephen Murphy (UCD)
23. Kevin McGrath (Skerries)

Tickets for the game in Aviva Stadium are on sale now from ticketmaster.ie