Instonians RFC I XV v Boyne RFC I XV: Match Preview & TEAM – NAMED HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Instonians Team to Play Home to Boyne in All Ireland League on sat 26th Oct

Instonians 1st XV have a tough match on the road when they travel to Boyne for their third fixture in this years all Ireland League. Boyne have won both their opening matches whilst Instonians have had one heavy defeat and one close win.

The starting team has a number of changes:

Prop – Harry martin – returns from ankle injury, was missed in the senior cup match
Openside – Josh Atkinson – exciting school player who started for ulster U20s in inter-pros
No 8 – Andy McKeen – available once more, his composure at the back of the scrum was missed
Scrumhalf Conor Young – exciting Ulster U20s scrumhalf 1st senior start
Outhalf Ryan Aperehama – from New Zealand. Continues at outhalf
Fullback Nico Andress – getting another chance to show what he can do at fullback

Starting 15:
1 Harry martin – returns from ankle injury, was missed in the senior cup match
2 Paddy Bell – Last year’s captain, moving to hooker
3 Josh Cregan
4 Peter Stewart – 2nd row signing from Rainey getting back to fitness
5 Lewis Jones – available again, has been one of the star players this season
6 Patrick Marks
7 Josh Atkinson – exciting school player who started for ulster U20s in inter-pros
8 Andy McKeen – available once more, his composure at the back of the scrum was missed
9 Conor Young – exciting Ulster U20s scrumhalf 1st senior start
10 Ryan Aperehama – from New Zealand. Continues at outhalf
11 Matthew McClelland – ex Rainey player
12 Robbie Kirk – doing well at 12
13 Richard Fegan – getting better at 13
14 Matt Kilpatrick
15 Nico Andress – getting another chance to show what he can do at fullback

Subs – extremely strong bench that will have an impact

James Carruthers – exciting hooker straight out of school
Alan Whitten – mobile prop, brother of ex-ulster centre Ian Whitten
James La Broy – up to 1st XV bench after strong showings on the 2nd XV
Matthew Keane –scrumhalf
Ben Scott – utility back straight out of school