Munster U18 Schools Squad Confirmed For Ulster
16th August 2018 By The Editor
CBC's Mark Donnelly will captain the side from the front-row
Munster U18 Schools Head Coach, Brendan O’Connor, has named his squad for this Saturday’s Interprovincial season opener against Ulster at the University of Limerick (kick-off 1pm).
The squad will play against their Ulster counterparts on day one of a new-look Interprovincial format, which sees a three-day U18 Interpro festival introduced for the first time by the IRFU and hosted by UL.
O’Connor’s side will then face Leinster on Wednesday 22 August before going head-to-head with IQ U18 Rugby on Sunday 26 August.
Munster U18 Schools v Ulster: Killian Dineen (Ardscoil Ris, Garryowen FC); Conor Sheahan (St Munchin’s College, Castleisland RFC), Harry O’Riordan (Christian Brothers College), Jack Delaney (Crescent College Comprehensive, Presentation RFC), Aaron Leahy (Christian Brothers College, Midleton RFC); Cian Whooley (Christian Brothers College, , Cork Constitution FC), Mark O’Connor (Christian Brothers College, Cork Constitution FC); Mark Donnelly Capt (Christian Brothers College), Billy Kingston (Presentation Brothers College, Dolphin RFC), Craig Finn (St Munchin’s College), Will O’Callaghan (Ardscoil Ris, Shannon RFC), John Forde (Presentation Brothers College, Midleton RFC), Jack Kelleher (Presentation Brothers College, Dolphin RFC), Jack Ward Murphy (Ardscoil Ris, Garryowen FC), Daniel Okeke (Ardscoil Ris, Thomond RFC).
Replacements: Ronan O’Sullivan (Christian Brothers College, Dolphin RFC), Donagh Hyland (Glenstal Abbey School, Portlaoise RFC), Corey Hanlon (Christian Brothers College, Cork Constitution FC), Luke Obersby (Midleton College, Midleton RFC), Niall Queally (Glenstal Abbey School, Ennis RFC), Jake Connolly (Crescent College Comprehensive), Will Twomey (Glenstal Abbey School), Daniel Hurley (Presentation Brothers College, Bandon RFC), Michael Hand (Presentation Brothers College).
Munster U18 Schools Management
Head Coach – Brendan O’Connor
Manager – Enda Gavigan
Assistant Coach – Sean Skehan
Scrum Coach – Denis Fogarty
Kit Manager – Gordon Crawley
Physio – Mark Melbourne
S&C – Ross Callaghan
The Munster U18 Clubs team will also compete in the Interprovincial festival, opening their campaign against Ulster on Saturday (kick-off 3pm), before facing Connacht next Wednesday, 22 August, and Leinster on the final day of competition, Sunday 26 August.
The Munster U18 Clubs and Schools squads have been preparing for their upcoming Interprovincial campaigns at the Bank of Ireland Talent Camps, which have been running at both UL and CIT for all of the Munster age-grade squads over the last six weeks.
U18 Interprovincial Festival 2018 – UL 3G Pitch – Free Entry
Match Day 1 (Saturday 18 August)
Leinster U18 Clubs v Connacht U18 Clubs (11am)
Munster U18 Schools v Ulster U18 Schools (1pm)
Munster U18 Clubs v Ulster U18 Clubs (3pm)
Leinster U18 Schools v IQ U18 Rugby (5pm)
Match Day 2 (Wednesday 22 August)
Ulster U18 Schools v IQ U18 Rugby (11am)
Leinster U18 Clubs v Ulster U18 Clubs (1pm)
Munster U18 Clubs v Connacht U18 Clubs (3pm)
Munster U18 Schools v Leinster U18 Schools (5pm)
Match Day 3 (Sunday 26 August)
Munster U18 Schools v IQ U18 Rugby (11am)
Connacht U18 Clubs v Ulster U18 Clubs (1pm)
Ulster U18 Schools v Leinster U18 Schools (3pm)
Munster U18 Clubs v Leinster U18 Clubs (5pm)
