Munster s U.19 team head north to play Ulster this weekend for their first game in the inaugural IRFU U.19 Interprovincial Championship. The competition has been introduced to promote player involvement in that age group and to improve the numbers in the pool of players to select for Munster U.21 s and Ireland U.21 s.

MUNSTER U19 TEAM

1. Riobaird Wilmott, Bandon RFC

2. Neil Bourke, Cork Constitution

3. Donal Murphy, Garryowen FC

4. David Walsh, Thurles RFC

5. Neilus Keogh, Bruff RFC

6. Oisin Keely, Corinthians

7. David Nathan, Cork Constitution RFC

8. Tommy O Donnell, Clanwilliam RFC

9. Tony Cahill, Bruff RFC

10. Alan Coughlan, Sunday s Well RFC

11. Peter Broughan, Midleton RFC

12. Michael Kinsella, Shannon RFC

13. Darragh Lynch, Clonakilty RFC

14. Shane O Sullivan, Sunday s Well RFC

15. Willie Staunton, Garryowen FC

REPLACEMENTS

1. Ben Rowley, Garryowen FC

2. Ronan O Neill, Sunday s Well RFC

3. Conor McNamara, Garryowen FC

4. Cillian O Neill, Clonakilty RFC

5. Dave Barry, Young Munster RFC

6. Eamon Lane, Rockwell College

7. Donal Collins, Rockwell College

2005/6 U.19 INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES

Saturday 3^rd September 2005

Ulster v Munster, Ravenhill, 12 noon

Friday 9^th September 2005

Connacht v Munster, Sportsgrounds, 4pm

Friday 16^th September 2005

Munster v Leinster, Thomond Park, 5pm

Note:

The squad includes players from thirteen clubs and colleges all over Munster. Garryowen FC has four players on the squad, with Sunday s Well having three representatives. Bruff, Clonakilty, Rockwell College, Cork Constitution and Shannon each have two players, with one each from Bandon, Corinthians, Thurles, Clanwilliam, Presentation College Cork, Young Munster and Midleton. Included in the squad is backrow Tommy O Donnell from Clanwilliam RFC who was on the Irish youth team last year, and the Irish U.18 team that competed in the Four Nations in Wales. Also included is Neilus Keogh, from Bruff RFC who played with St. Munchin s last season and was also a member of the Irish U.18 team.

Training began at the start of August, and the squad rotates between Old Christians RFC and UCC in Cork and Garryowen FC in Limerick on alternate weeks.