Munster U18 Clubs Named For Leinster

Head Coach Noel O’Meara has named his Munster U18 Club first XV side to face Leinster in Donnybrook on Saturday, 28th September in the opening game of their interprovincial series (kick-off 12.45pm).

Midleton’s Seán O’Leary will captain the side which sees five players involved in last year’s squad named in the starting line-up.

Munster U18 Clubs: Joe White (Clonakilty); Brian Fanning (Bruff), Tim Cronin (Bantry), Mike Mulally (Tralee), Bobby Smith (Clonakilty); Hugh O’Brien Cunningham (Garryowen), Ryan Minihan (Young Munster); Philip Poylett (Clonakilty), Dylan Power (Waterpark), Ben Betts (Young Munster); Sean O’Leary (Capt.) (Midleton), Josh Barnes (Tralee); Robbie Walsh (Waterpark), Aaron Dunne (Thomond), David Pierce (Waterpark). Replacements: Luke Cantwell (Waterpark), Philip Daly (Abbeyfeale), Paddy Butler (Highfield), Mike Casey (Bantry), Karl Madden (Young Munster), Isaac Mansfield Daly (Waterpark), James O’Connor (Tralee), Paul O’Keeffe (Kanturk), Luke Kelly (Thurles).

Leinster U18 Clubs: Ronan Wallace (Mullingar); Adam Mangan (Tullamore), Peter Howard (Cill Dara), Conor O'Brien (Mullingar), Ger O'Connor (Enniscorthy); Ciaran Frawley (Skerries), Andrew Feeney (Capt.) (Suttonians); Vak Abdaladze (Coolmine), Ben Devlin (Kilkenny), Michael Russell (Naas); Conor Hand (Navan), Joe Carley (Enniscorthy); Tom Cuddihy (Kilkenny), Conor Farrell (Navan), Neil Reilly (Ardee); James Brennan (Portarlington), Greg McGrath (Wexford Wanderers), Adam Coyle (Naas), Jack Regan (Birr), Conor Fenlon (Wexford Wanderers), Marcus Walshe (Wicklow), Kevin McLoughlin (Naas), Shane Walshe (Navan).

To listen to the pre match Pod Cast interview with Team Manager Dermot Kelly and Head Coach Noel O'Meara please click here

Upcoming Fixtures

Saturday, 5th October, Munster U18 Clubs v Connacht U18 Clubs, Waterpark, ko 1pm
Saturday, 12th October, Munster U18 Clubs v Ulster U18 Clubs, Musgrave Park, ko 1pm