SCHOOLS NEWS:THE UNDER-18 Schools squad to represent Ireland at the Five Nations at Llandovery RFC has been announced. The tournament begins on Friday when Ireland face the hosts, Wales, followed by England next Tuesday and Italy on Saturday, April 10th.
The Ireland Under-18 club team to play Georgia in the semi-final of the FIRA championships at the Casale Sul Sile stadium in Treviso today has been selected. The winners face France or Belgium in the final this Saturday. The losers face a third-place play-off.
IRELAND UNDER-18 SCHOOLS SQUAD – Backs: L McGrath (St Michael’s College), H Doyle (Royal School Armagh), P Jackson (Methodist College), S Coghlan Murray (Newbridge College), M Corballis (St Michael’s College), A Thomas (Castleknock College), S Macauley (Clongowes Wood College), C Marsh (St Michael’s College), R McMaster (Coleraine Academical Institution), P Nelson (Royal School Dungannon), G O’Suilleabhain (Clongowes Wood College), C Simpson (Ballymena Academy), JJ Hanrahan (Rockwell College). Forwards: A Clarkin (Terenure College), A Conneely (Colaiste Iognaid), E Cross (Crescent Community College), C Gilsenan (Clongowes Wood College), J Conan (St Gerard’s School), D Qualter (Sligo Grammar School), R Harrison (Methodist College), K McCall (Wallace High School), D Merrey (The King’s Hospital), J Rael (Castletroy Community College), P Reilly (Castleknock College), N Scannell (Presentation College Cork), Y Browne (CBC), S Buckley (Rockwell College).
IRELAND UNDER-18 CLUB SIDE (v Georgia): C Boland (Buccaneers); F Kenny (Greystones), M Sherlock (Skerries), T Daly (Carlow), J Keane (UL Bohemians); G Connon (Newcastle Falcons), K Marmion (Kirkham GS); K Ball (Saracens), J Murphy (Banbridge), T Furlong (New Ross); C Kindregan (Monivea), A O’Connor (Skerries); C Gallagher (Banbridge), C Clancy (London Irish), E Masterson (Portlaoise). Replacements: T Margetson (Wellington College), J Considine (Young Munster), C Tonge (Skerries), D Mannion (Wicklow), C Ryan (Navan), A Khan (Navan), J Walsh (London Wasps), J Carty (Buccaneers), C Farrell (Clogher Valley), S Layden (Cistercian College Roscrea), C McGovern (Crosshaven).
