Ireland Schools Line Out in Temple Hill on Thursday

Ireland Schools U18’s will face French Schools U18’s at Temple Hill on Thursday at 7pm

The Irish squad held a squad training session in Dublin over the weekend (December 15th – 16th) in preparation for the game against France.

The game will take place at Cork Constitution (Temple Hill), under floodlights at 7.00pm.

The game is part of the preparations for the traditional Schools 6 Nations festival that will be hosted this year in Cork during the Easter period.

The Ireland Schools team to play France Schools is as follows:
15 – Gavin Nugent (PBC Cork)
14 – Diarmuid McCarthy (Castletroy College)
13 – Nevin Spence (Wallace High School)
12 – Michael Kelleher (St Munchin’s College)
11 – Simon Zebo (PBC Cork)
10 – Luke Marshall (Ballymena Academy)
9 – David O’Driscoll (PBC Cork)
1 – Jack O’Connell (Clongowes Wood College)
2 – Niall Annett (Methodist College)
3 – Dennis Buckely (Blackrock College)
4 – Brian Hayes (CBC Cork)
5 – Ben Marshall St. Andrews College)
6 – Patrick Butler (Rockwell College)
7 – Brian O’Hara (PBC Cork) Captain
8 – David O’Callaghan (Midleton College)

Replacements:
16 – Robin O’Sullivan (PBC Bray)
17 – Brian Cagney (PBC Cork)
18 – Jonathan Simpson (Banbridge Academy)
19 – Ger Burke (St. Munchin’s College)
20 – Jonathan Bloomfield (Coleraine A.I.)
21 – James McKinney (Campbell College)
22 – Angus Warwicker (Coleraine A.I.)
23 – Blair Nangle (Belfast Royal Academy)
24 – Mark Atkinson (Grosvenor G.S.)
25 – Michael Allen (Methodist College)
26 – David McSharry (Templeogue College)

Ireland Schools Management
Peter Melia – Coach
Paul Barr – Assisitant Coach
Lorcan Balfe – Manager

IRELAND UNDER-18 SCHOOLS’ 2008 SIX NATIONS FESTIVAL FIXTURES

Ireland U-18s v Wales U-18s: Wednesday, March 26, Cork (venue tbc)
Ireland U-18s v Scotland U-18s: Saturday, March 29, Cork (venue tbc)
Ireland U-18s v Italy U-18s: Tuesday, April 1, Cork (venue tbc)