Absolutely delighted to the two guys from Ulster in the squad what a massive achievement and having seen both of them play just totally rooting for them to have an absolutely amazing experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ireland U18 Club XV for Italy Test Announced
The Ireland U18 team to face Italy has been announced by Coach Wayne Mitchell. The capped game takes place at the Stadio G. Maini in Colorno, Italy on Saturday at 2.30pm (local time).
The starting XV is made up of players from 15 different clubs with Ardee’s Neil Reilly captaining the side. There are four Exiles in the side; Jake Byrne (Northampton Saints), Hugh Sloan (Bath), Brett Connon (Newcastle Falcons) and Kieran Joyce (Sillihans).
Navan RFC are the only club with two representatives in the match day 23; openside flanker Conor Farrell and scrum-half Conor Hand.
U18 IRELAND YOUTHS v U18 Italy Youths – 15th February, 2013
Philip Poillot (Clonakilty RFC – MUNSTER)
Dylan Power (Waterpark RFC – MUNSTER)
Jake Byrne (Northampton Saints – EXILE)
Hugh Sloan (Bath RFC – EXILE)
Sean O Leary (Midleton RFC – MUNSTER)
Matthew Cosgrove (Sligo RFC – CONNACHT)
Conor Farrell (Navan RFC – LEINSTER)
Neil Reilly (Ardee RFC – LEINSTER) capt
Andrew Feeney (Suttonians RFC – LEINSTER)
Brett Connon (Newcastle Falcons – EXILE)
Brian Fanning (Bruff RFC – MUNSTER)
Kieran Joyce (Silhillians RFC – EXILE)
Ronan Wallace (Mullingar RFC – LEINSTER)
Patrick Daly (Ballinrobe RFC – CONNACHT)
Ciaran Frawley (Skerries RFC – LEINSTER)
Replacements
Adam McBurney (Randalstown RFC – ULSTER)
Vakhtang Abdaladze (Coolmine RFC – LEINSTER)
Ben Betts (Young Munster RFC – MUNSTER)
Joseph Carley (Enniscorthy RFC – LEINSTER)
Josh Barnes (Tralee RFC – MUNSTER)
Conor Hand (Navan RFC – LEINSTER)
Cameron Fulton (Coleraine RFC – ULSTER)
Colin Kenny (Buccaneers RFC – CONNACHT)
FIXTURE:
IRELAND U18 Club v Italy U18
Stadio G. Maini, Colorno, Italy
14.30hrs
