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Ireland Student Team announced for the Britain & Ireland Regional Championships

  • 11-03-2011 8:02pm
    #1
    fanofrl
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    Ireland Student Head Coach, Nicky Howard, has named his final squad for the upcoming regional championships in Widnes.
    The squad was finalised following a tough training session which saw the members of the train-on squad put through their paces as they looked to be named in the final squad.
    Howard had the luxury of including ten players who have been capped previously at this level along with a senior international in the form of Joe Taylor.
    Taylor made appearances in all three of Ireland's Alitalia Cup Campaign last October and will be hoping to continue to impress in Widnes.
    The squad will travel to the regional's on the 25th of March for the tournament which kicks off on the 26th.

    Squad List:
    Alan Harvey, Anthony Barry, Anthony McCreery *, Cathal O'Reilly, Cian Erraught, Conor Farrell *, Darragh Williamson, Hugh McGovern *, James O'Connell, Joe Taylor, Kieran Hyland *, Neal O'Keefe *, Paddy Doran *, Patrick O'Connor, Peter Carr, Stephen Oakley
    *Denotes Uncapped Player


Comments

  • #2
    big barrie
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭big barrie


    how did these students get on , with a short time to prepare , wales, the counties , scotland . were preparing since , the new year.


  • #3
    kellco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭kellco88


    Students lost narrowly to North west then were well beaten by wales and beat scotland easliy in the last game.

    From speaking to a member of the squad they were demoralised after the first game as they should have won it but a late decision went against them that resulted in a try.


  • #4
    big barrie
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭big barrie


    student head coach howard steps down 1 week before the 4 nations


  • #5
    kellco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭kellco88


    Has this been confirmed? If so is tree a link anywhere?


  • #6
    fanofrl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭fanofrl


    kellco88 wrote: »
    Has this been confirmed? If so is tree a link anywhere?
    On the RLI web site it just says that a new head coach is with them. No reference to the old coach. An explanation is given however, that the assistant coach ray baker cannot be there due to work and thanks him.
    Do we read between the line and come up with our own ideas. Was pushed ?? has he jumped??? who knows.


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