O’Shea Set For First 7s Cap

Shannon’s Greg O’Shea is set to make his first ever Ireland 7s cap this weekend as he was named in Anthony Eddy’s squad for the second round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series in Lodz, Poland this weekend.

O’Shea has been called into the squad that finished overall winners last weekend at the opening round in Moscow, defeating Spain 12-0 in the final.

It is the first season that the side have competed at this level, having progressed through the lower tiers over the past two seasons. The Grand Prix offers Ireland the chance to qualify for the Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco next summer.

The tournament offers two places to nations outside of those who are already pre-qualified from the 2013 Moscow World Cup or via this season’s World Rugby Sevens Series. Ireland have been drawn in Pool A with Germany, Poland and Portugal.

Ahead of the squad departing for Poland, Director of Rugby 7s, Anthony Eddy said;

“We got off to a really good start last weekend in Moscow, and winning the trophy at our first ever Grand Prix event was a real positive for the Sevens Programme. However this competition is played over four stages, so we’ve looked at areas we can improve on for this weekend and hopefully we can go to Poland and get another good result.”

Ireland Men’s 7s Squad – Rugby Europe Grand Prix – Round 2: Lodz, Poland
Fionn Carr (Naas)
Jordan Conroy (Buccaneers)
Billy Dardis (UCD) Captain
Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
Terry Kennedy (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Mick McGrath (Clontarf)
Harry McNulty (UCD)
John O’Donnell (Lansdowne)
Greg O’Shea (Shannon)
Mark Roche (Lansdowne)
Nick Timoney (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)