Ireland A for Churchill Cup 2008
Managed by John McKibbin, and coached by Allen Clarke, Ireland A will play three games during the Churchill Cup, kicking off against the USA on June 11th.
IRELAND ‘A’ SQUAD (2008 Barclays Churchill Cup tournament, USA and Canada, June 11-21):
FORWARDS (15) -
*Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon/Ulster)
*Bob Casey (London Irish)
Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Shannon/Munster)
*Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
*Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Leinster)
Daragh Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
*Johnny O’Connor (Corinthians/Connacht)
David Pollock (Dungannon/Ulster)
Michael Ross (Harlequins)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
*Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
BACKS (13) -
Gary Brown (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Keith Earls (Garryowen/Munster)
Ian Humphreys (Leicester)
Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
*Kieran Lewis (Garryowen/Munster)
Keith Matthews (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Mark McCrea (Malone/Ulster)
Frank Murphy (Leicester)
Johne Murphy (Leicester)
Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster)
*Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
Johnathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Not considered:
Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)
Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster)
N.B. * Capped at full international level
Tour Management:
Allen Clarke - Coach
Assistant Coach - tbc
John McKibbin - Team Manager
George Murray - Video Analysis
Ray Egan - Fitness Advisor
Dr. Eanna Falvey - Doctor
James Allen - Physiotherapist
Johnny O’Hagan - Baggage Master
IRELAND ‘A’ TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, June 11, 2008: USA v Ireland ‘A’ at Richardson Stadium, Kingston
Saturday, June 14, 2008: Ireland ‘A’ v England Saxons at Fletchers Fields, Toronto
Saturday, June 21, 2008: Barclays Churchill Cup finals day at Toyota Park, Chicago