McMahon Announces 7s Squad

Munster 7s Head Coach Colm McMahon has announced a 12-man squad for this weekend’s Limerick World Club 7s in Thomond Park.

The squad features a mixture of senior, academy and sub-academy players, and as expected includes Munster backs Gerhard van den Heever, Ronan O'Mahony, Luke O'Dea and Cian Bohane, and back-row forward Shane Buckley.

Ronan O'Mahony will captain the side.

Greencore Academy players Stephen Fitzgerald, Jamie Glynn, Ryan Murphy, Rory Scannell and Darren Sweetnam also feature and the squad is completed with the addition of sub-academy players Ned Hodson and Tomás Quinlan.

Munster are placed in pool C and they will face Saracens Moscow, San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby (SFGGR) and Fijian outfit Daveta Rugby on Saturday, with the play-off stages taking place on Sunday.

The full match schedule can be found here.

Munster 7s Squad: Cian Bohane, Shane Buckley, Stephen Fitzgerald, Jamie Glynn, Ned Hodson, Ryan Murphy, Luke O'Dea, Ronan O’Mahony Capt., Tomás Quinlan, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam, Gerhard van den Heever.

Tickets are available to buy online here or from the ticket office in Thomond Park (Weds to Fri to 5pm)

?On match-days tickets will be available to buy from 10am from the Ticketmaster van at Hassett’s Cross.

Prices: Weekend tickets from €;25 adult, €;5 junior.

"Superheros” is the theme for this year’s event, with colour, cheerleaders and crazy costumes commonplace, and dressing up at 7s festivals is actively encouraged. Thomond Park will also introduce its first ever dedicated ‘Family Zone’ with specially designed activities for children throughout the day.