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Squad for the AIB Club International
Ireland will take on England at Donnybrook on February 27th, and a 36-man squad has been announced. The squad was selected by club coaches during the AIB League season, with coaches asked to submit names of opposition players who impressed them.
The squad includes 17 players from Leinster clubs, 12 from Munster clubs, four from Connacht and three from Ulster. The squad will be reduced to 22 and a final team will be announced ahead of the game.
AIB CLUB INTERNATIONAL SQUAD 2009:
FORWARDS (20) -
Colin Atkinson (Belfast Harlequins)
Ron Boucher (Lansdowne)
Kevin Croke (UCD)
Aaron Dundon (Clontarf)
Alex Dunlop (Terenure)
Martin Gately (Highfield)
Dave Harty (Dolphin)
Hugh Hogan (St. Mary’s College)
Neilus Keogh (UCC)
Richie Leyden (Old Belvedere)
Alan Maher (Lansdowne)
Brett McNamee (Dungannon)
Kevin Moran (Buccaneers)
Colm Murphy (Lansdowne)
Merle O’Connell (Cork Constitution)
Barry O’Mahony (Dolphin)
Robert Quinn (Lansdowne)
Simon Shawe (Ballymena)
Jamie Stephens (Galwegians)
Marc Warburton (Old Wesley)
BACKS (16) -
Tadhg Bennett (Shannon)
Philip Brophy (St. Mary’s College)
Darin Claasen (Corinthians)
Derek Corcoran (Young Munster)
Sam Cronin (UCC)
Ruairi Cushion (Old Belvedere)
Eamon Fitzgerald (Old Belvedere)
Darragh Fitzpatrick (Blackrock)
Alan Gaughan (Buccaneers)
Barry Keeshan (Dolphin)
Richie Lane (Cork Constitution)
Killian Lett (UCD)
Fionn McLoughlin (Shannon)
Niall O’Brien (Clontarf)
Breffni O’Donnell (Clontarf)
Ed Torrie (UL Bohemians)