Ireland U18 Schools Squad Confirmed for U18 Six Nations Festival In France

5th April 2022 By The Editor

Ben O'Connor is among the nine Munster players included in the Ireland U18 Schools squad for the upcoming U18 Six Nations festival in France ©INPHO

The Ireland U18 Schools squad, supported by PwC, will compete in the U18 Mens Six Nations Festival in Marcoussis, France.

They will play three games between the 9th – 17th April and face their French counterparts on Match Day 1 on April 9th. On April 13th they will play Wales and will then complete their participation in the Festival on the 17th April when they play Italy.

The squad will be coached by Paul Barr (Presentation Brothers College, Cork) and Andy Kyriacou (Munster Elite Player Development Officer).

Six Nations will stream each game from the U18 Festival on their YouTube channel and the feed for the Ireland U18s games will be available on irishrugby.ie.

Ireland U18 Schools Squads – U18 Mens Six Nations Festival

Forwards

Jacob Boyd (Ulster/Royal Belfast Academical Institute)
Emmett Calvey (Munster/Ardscoil Ris)
Inigo Cruise O’Brien (Leinster/Blackrock College)
Brian Gleeson (Munster/Rockwell College)
Joe Hopes (Ulster/Campbell College)
Kamil Novak (Munster/Christian Brothers College)
Evan O’Connell (Munster/Castletroy College)
Danny Sheehan (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)
Jacob Sheahan (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)
Stephen Smyth (Leinster/Kilkenny College)
Zac Solomon (Ulster/Campbell College)
Andrew Sparrow (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
Tom Stewart (Leinster/St Michael’s College)
Josh Stevens (Ulster/Methodist College)

Backs

Sam Berman (Leinster/St Michael’s College)
Oliver Coffey (Leinster/Blackrock College)
Stephen Kiely (Munster/Castletroy College)
Luke Kritzinger (Leinster/Blackrock College)
Harry Long (Munster/Ard Scoil Ris)
Hugo McLaughlin (Leinster/Gonzaga College)
Ruben Moloney (Leinster/Blackrock College)
Jack Murphy (Leinster/Presentation College Bray)
Sean Naughton (Leinster/Kilkenny College)
Ben O’Connor (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)
Jake O’Riordan (Munster/St Munchins College)
Finn Treacy (Leinster/Presentation College Bray)