{"id":13633,"date":"2011-06-15T17:22:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=13633"},"modified":"2011-06-17T12:16:06","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T12:16:06","slug":"ireland-rugby-touch-teams-set-to-compete-for-touch-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/ireland-rugby-touch-teams-set-to-compete-for-touch-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"IRELAND RUGBY TOUCH TEAMS SET TO COMPETE FOR TOUCH WORLD CUP"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLICK HERE<\/a> FOR RTE HIGHLIGHTS <\/p>\n

Ireland is sending four teams to Edinburgh next week to compete for the Touch World Cup in the Mixed Open, Men\u2019s Open, Men\u2019s Over 35 and Men\u2019s Over 40 divisions. This is the first time that Ireland will compete at a World Cup tournament, and with a squad of 64 players and ten management staff it is the largest team sport group to leave Ireland this year. <\/p>\n

After the success of the four teams at last year\u2019s European Championships, the Irish teams have high hopes for good results in Edinburgh next week.<\/p>\n

Michael Davies, President of the Ireland Touch Association is proud to be handing the green jerseys to the athletes on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2018Coming home from the European Championships with European titles for the Mixed Open and the Men\u2019s Over 40 division is a great foundation going into the World Cup,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everyone has trained so hard in preparation for the World Cup, and handing the green jerseys to the players is recognition of their dedication to training, their ability in the sport and is the final step before taking the field for the start of competition next Wednesday.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Neall Richmond, An Leas Chathaoirleach of Dun Laorghaire Rathdown County Council will present the players with their jerseys on Saturday at 1:45pm at Bewley\u2019s Hotel, Ballsbridge.
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\nThere is also a QandA Session with Irish Rugby Women\u2019s International Rugby Player Orla Brennan who will be giving the 74 strong party her experiences of her 58 Irish caps and playing in two World Cups.<\/p>\n

The teams will leave Ireland early next week to compete in their respective divisions over five gruelling days, with almost 2000 competitors from 27 countries playing in 7 categories, with over 500 matches scheduled to take place. <\/p>\n

Mixed Open: Teresa Aldous; Matt Ashe; Claire Camilleri; Elizabeth Comerford; David Condon; Abigail Doyle; Brian Gunning; Niamh Kelly; Nick Leung; Jenny MacHale; Ashley McLachlan; Jonathon Milne; Aroha Nathan; Christina Tuataga (Coach); Mark Turner; Michael Wills.
\nManager: Fiona McGinty <\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Open: David Beagon; Glen Braithwaithe; Jack\tBrennan; Craig Dalton; Brian Fitzgerald; John Gavin; Alan Glenn; Jeffrey Iszeham; Sven Johnson; Michael Jones; Brian Leveau; Kevin Masterson; Eamonn McAlese; Stephen O’Connor; Gareth Rossi; Richard Springer; Mark Woolfield (Coach)
\nManagers: Terry Beagon & Garry Glenn<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Over 35: Garrett Agnew; Federico Black; Paul Bradley; Boris Darceaux; Christopher Doyle; Emerson Devlin; Dave Dowling; Garreth Fanning; Peter Gilbourne; James Gorman; Clayton Homer; Andrew Moss; Ian O’Malley; Gerard Pelosi; Gary Purcell; Roelie Smith.
\nCoach: Michael Davies
\nManager: Stefano Zarpellon <\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Over 40: Peter Ashe-Browne; Mark Bagnall; Paul Brown; Fergus Conway; Johnny Gleeson; Frank Ennis; Rory Hickey; Martin Huggard; Barry Keogh; Seamus McAllion; Simon McKenna; David O’Donnell; Kevin Stiles; Brian Sweeney; Howard Tracey; Stephen Hayes.
\nCoach: Aidan Sweeney
\nManager: Gr\u00e1inne Leach<\/p>\n

NOTE: RTE will be showing a piece on the sport tomorrow evening on Capital D at 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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