Six Munster Players Named In Ireland U18 Squad

Ireland Under 18 Clubs Head Coach Wayne Mitchel has named six Munster players in the twenty four man squad to face France and England in a three Nations Tournament in Paris this month.

With Dylan Power from Waterpark on the injury list, Munster is represented by five clubs. Clonakilty players Joe White and Phillip Poillot have been named as well Bruff’s Brian Fanning, Ben Betts from Young Munster and Sean O'Leary from Midleton.

Josh Barnes, brother of former Ireland Youth and Munster player Danny Barnes, has also been named representing Tralee RFC.

Commenting on the selection Ireland Squad Manager Tom Nyhan said “twenty one different clubs are represented on this Irish Squad, five of which are Exiles as well as five players that will also qualify again next season”.

Having successfully defeated Italy in Parma last month, the Irish Youth squad face two very strong sides, France on 12th April and England on Wednesday 16th April. Both games kick off at 3pm (local time).

Irish U18 Clubs squad:

Vak Abdaladze – Leinster
Conor Farrell – Leinster
Andrew Feeney – Leinster
Conor Hand – Leinster
Conor O Brien – Leinster
Neil Reilly (capt) – Leinster
Ronan Wallace – Leinster
Peter Howard – Leinster
Josh Barnes – Munster
Bens Betts – Munster
Brian Fanning – Munster
Sean O'Leary – Munster
Phillip Poillot – Munster
Joe White – Munster
Adam McBurney – Ulster
Cameron Fulton – Ulster
Matthew Cosgrove – Connacht
Brett Connon – Exiles
Kieran Joyce – Exiles
Hugh Sloan – Exiles
Jake Byrne – Exiles
Ciaran Frawley – Leinster
Josh Daly – Exiles
Tadgh McElroy – Leinster

Irish Youth Management:

Wayne Mitchell – Head Coach
Tom Nyhan – Squad Manager
Jamie Turkington – Backs Coach
Brendan O Connor – Forwards Coach
Seamus Twomey – Scrummaging Coach
Adam Sheehan – S & C Coach
Damien Mordon – Physiotherapist
Padraig Sheeran – Team Doctor
Ross Martin – Video Analyst
Mo Dempsey – Baggage Master