Ireland U18 Clubs Head Coach, Fiach O’Loughlin, has named his squad for this Saturday's fixture against Italy in the Ghirada Center, Treviso (kick-off 4pm).
A total of four Munster players have been selected as part of the match-day 23 with Waterpark's Jay Traynor starting in the second-row, and Nenagh's Dylan Murphy, Cobh Pirates' Darragh McCarthy, and Ennis' Ethan Coughlan named among the replacements.
The squad assembled on Monday morning at the Kings Hospital in Dublin where all four provinces and IQ Rugby were represented from 19 different clubs.
The squad bonded with a further four sessions over Tuesday and Wednesday before travelling to Italy on Thursday afternoon.
Ireland U18 Clubs v Italy, Saturday 3 November, Ghirada Center, 4pm
| Start# |
Name |
Club/Academy |
Province |
| 1 |
Monty Royston |
Hartpury RFC |
IQ Rugby |
| 2 |
Eoin de Buitléar |
Corinthians RFC |
Connacht |
| 3 |
Cian Scanlon |
Corinthians RFC |
Connacht |
| 4 |
Darragh Murray (c) |
Buccaneers RFC |
Connacht |
| 5 |
Jay Traynor |
Waterpark RFC |
Munster |
| 6 |
Mark Boyle |
Gorey RFC |
Leinster |
| 7 |
Oisin McCormack |
Ballinasloe RFC |
Connacht |
| 8 |
Donnacha Byrne |
Sligo RFC |
Connacht |
| 9 |
Aodha Hession |
Creggs RFC |
Connacht |
| 10 |
Michael Cooke |
Newcastle Falcons |
IQ Rugby |
| 11 |
Zach Kavanagh |
Bristol Bears |
IQ Rugby |
| 12 |
Karl Martin |
Boyne RFC |
Leinster |
| 13 |
Shane Jennings |
Ballinasloe RFC |
Connacht |
| 14 |
Josh O’Connor |
Wexford Wanderers RFC |
Leinster |
| 15 |
Jamie Osbourne |
Naas RFC |
Leinster |
| 16 |
Dylan Murphy |
Nenagh RFC |
Munster |
| 17 |
Liam Bishop |
Yorkshire Carnegie RFC |
IQ Rugby |
| 18 |
Darragh McCarthy |
Cobh Pirates RFC |
Munster |
| 19 |
Cathal Fleming |
Monivea RFC |
Connacht |
| 20 |
Hubert Costello |
Corinthians RFC |
Connacht |
| 21 |
Ethan Coughlan |
Ennis RFC |
Munster |
| 22 |
Cathal Forde |
Corinthians RFC |
Connacht |
| 23 |
Conor O’Shaughnessy |
Galwegians RFC |
Connacht |
Ireland U18 Clubs Management
Head Coach – Fiach O’Loughlin
Assistant Coach – Johnny Graham
Team Manager – Philip Coyle
S&C – Matt Godfrey
Baggage Master – Mick Coughlan
Physio – Nicola Bolger
Doctor – Padraig Sheeran
Analyst – Jim Herring
