Ireland Teams For Underage Double Header Named

Ireland’s underage teams will take on France at both U18 and U19 level on Thursday the 5th of April at St. Mary’s College RFC.

The first of these encounters will see Waterpark’s Jack O’ Donoghue captain the Ireland U18 Club side to take on France. The team which includes five Munster Club players, were defeated 17-11 by Italy in their opening game of the season in Rovigo in February.

Ireland’s U19 side, which is made up of players from both schools and clubs will face France in their first game of the season. Five Munster Schools players have been listed in the squad including Sean McCarthy, who recently captained Rockwell College to a Munster Schools Senior Cup Final win.

Both sides will also play their England counterparts on April 14th.

Ireland Under-18 Clubs v France Under-18 Clubs (Thursday 5th April, St. Mary’s College RFC – Kick off 12.00hrs)

15 – Rueben Pepperhobbs (Westport /Connacht)
14 – Adrian Enright (Abbeyfeale /Munster)
13 – Adam Byrne (UCD /Leinster)
12 – Sean O'Hagan (London Irish /Exiles)
11 – Seamus Keating (Dungarvan /Munster)
10 – Fergal Cleary (Navan /Leinster)
9 – Killian O'Keeffe (Crosshaven/Munster)
1 – Peter Dooley (Birr/Leinster)
2 – Paul O’Donnell (Galwegians /Connacht)
3 – Jacob Walshe (Garbally/Ballinasloe /Connacht)
4 – Russell Blair (Ballymoney/Ulster)
5 – John Madigan (Charleville/Munster)
6 – Killian Sweeney (Malahide /Leinster)
7 – Joseph Bercis (Rugby Lions/Exiles)
8 – Jack O'Donoghue (Waterpark /Munster) Captain

Replacements

16 – Brian Cunningham (Navan/Leinster)
17 – Stephen Dalton (Westcombe Park/Ravens Wood Rugby Academy/Exiles)
18 – Scott Flannagan (Buccaneers/Connacht)
19 – Luke Connolly (Glamorgan Wanderers /Exiles)
20 – Francis Taggart (Whitgift School/Exiles)
21 – Caolin Blade (Monivea/Connacht)
22 – Jim White (Enniscorthy /Leinster)
23 – Eoghan O’Reilly (Buccaneers/Connacht)

Ireland Under-19 Team v France Under-19 (Thursday 5th April, St. Mary’s College RFC – Kick off 14.00hrs)

15 – Darragh Leader (Galwegians RFC / Connacht)
14 – Max McFarland (Clongowes Wood College /Leinster)
13 – Tom Farrell (Castleknock College/Leinster)
12 – Thomas Daly (Carlow RFC/Leinster)
11 – Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins RFC/Ulster)
10 – Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)
9 – Dave Shannahan (Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
1 – Edward Byrne (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster)
2 – Bryan Byrne (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster)
3 – Jamie Dever (Westport RFC /Connacht)
4 – Ultan Dillane (Tralee RFC/Munster)
5 – Gavin Thornbury (Blackrock College/Leinster)
6 – Conor Joyce (Malone RFC/Ulster) Captain
7 – Josh Van Der Flier (UCD RFC/Leinster)
8 – Ryan Murphy (Dolphin RFC/Munster)

Replacements

16 – John Andrew (Ballymena RFC / Ulster)
17 – Niall Horan (Crescent College /Munster)
18 – Christopher Taylor (Malone RFC/Ulster)
19 – Sean McCarthy (Rockwell College/Munster)
20 – Donagh Lawler (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
21 – Barry Digby (Buccaneers RFC /Connacht)
22 – Harry McNulty (Dublin University RFC/Munster)
23 – Eoghan Quinn (Castleknock College/ Leinster)