Emerging Ireland Team to Play South Africa President’s XV – Named HERE

The Emerging Ireland team to play South Africa President’s XV in their second game of the IRB Tbilisi Cup has been named by Coach Allen Clark.

Clarke has made a number of changes to the side who overcame the host side, Georgia 20 – 15 in their opening game.

Niall Annett has been named off the bench to join Jack McGrath and Michael Bent in the front row with Ian Nagle joining David Foley in the second row. Jordi Murphy makes his first start of the tournament alongside Rhys Ruddock and Robbie Diack in the back row.

A freshened-up centre pairing sees Noel Reid make his first start of the tournament alongside Brendan Macken and John Cooney starts at scrum half.

Munster’s Dave O’Callaghan has been called into to the squad as a replacement for Lewis Stevenson who has returned home due to illness. O’Callaghan has been named on the bench.

This match will be streamed live on the IRB website – www.IRB.com

Emerging Ireland team to play South Africa President’s XV (Tbilisi Cup – Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Tuesday, 11th June – Kick-off 17.00hrs local/14.00hrs Irish time.
15 – David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
14 – Niall Morris (Leicester/Exiles)
13 – Brendan Macken (Blackrock/Leinster)
12 – Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)
11 – Tiernan O’Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)
10 – Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster)
9 – John Cooney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
1 – Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s/Leinster)
2 – Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
3 – Michael Bent (Leinster)
4 – David Foley (UL Bohemian/Munster)
5 – Ian Nagle (Cork Constitution/Munster)
6 – Rhys Ruddock (St. Mary’s/Leinster)(Captain)
7 – Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 – Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster)*

Replacements:
16 – Robert Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17 – Richard Lutton (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
18 – Dave O’Callaghan (Dolphin/Munster)
19 – Eoin McKeon (Galwegians/Connacht)
20 – Michael Heaney (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
21 – Eoin Griffin (Galwegians/Connacht)*
22 – Michael Allen (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Emerging Ireland Fixtures and Results – IRB Tbilisi Cup (All times are local) –
Friday 7th June, 19.00 Georgia v Emerging Ireland, Avchala Stadium 15 – 20
Tuesday 11th June, 17.00 Emerging Ireland v South Africa President’s XV, Avchala Stadium
Sunday 16th June, 17.00 Uruguay v Emerging Ireland, Avchala Stadium