Colleges Rugby News

Those of you heading to Dublin for the International may want to lend your support to the Munster Colleges Interprovincial team who play title holders Leinster in Railway Union RFC, just off Sydney Parade, at 3pm on Friday.

It s a game bound to be of huge interest to the neutral rugby observer. Munster are hoping to be third time lucky, and win their first tile, after losing out to Leinster in last year s final, and Connacht the year before. Munster have a well experienced panel, with plenty of All Ireland League experience. With Mat Te Pau, the well known senior coach currently with Old Crescent and formerly of Young Munster, helping out with the coaching duties this season, the squad is a well gelled side, with high expectations for the game.

MUNSTER SQUAD FORWARDS James Clifford: Limerick Inst of Technology, Batt Duggan; Cork Inst of Technology, Mark Adams; University of Limerick, Jim Mackessy; Cork Inst of Technology, Martin Fitzgerald; University of Limerick, Darren Murphy; Limerick Inst of Technology, Niall O Driscoll; University of Limerick, Michael O Hea; Limerick Inst of Technology, Cian O Connor; Waterford Inst of Technology, Trevor O Sullivan; Cork College of Commerce, James O Neill; University of Limerick BACKS Killian O ‘ Boyle; University of Limerick, Paul O’Connor; University of Limerick, John Lillis; Waterford Inst of Technology, Andrew O Brien; Waterford Inst of Technology, Alan O Boyle; University Of Limerick, Gerry Martin; Limerick Inst of Technology, Pat O’Connor; Waterford Inst of Technology, Lorcan Burke; Limerick Inst of Technology, Maurice Power; Cork Inst of Technology, Paul Dillon; University of Limerick, Alex Ryan; Cork College of Commerce MANAGER : DONAL DUGGAN COACH : MAT TE PAU, RAY MACDONALD