Five Ulster Players In Ireland U19 Squad

Five Ulster players have been selected in the Ireland U19 squad to face France.

Ireland U19s will play France twice at FFR headquarters in Marcoussis this week, first on Wednesday (1^st April) and then again on Saturday (4^th April).

Head of the Hughes Insurance Ulster Academy, Kieran Campbell, will be Assistant Coach of the side, with Peter Malone, Munster’s Academy Manager, named Head Coach.

Barney McGonigle will manage the group.

Ballymena Academy outhalf Andrew McGrath, is joined by Ballymena RFC winger Jonathon Rossborough on the panel.

Ex Methodist College Number 8 Conal Boomer returns from Australia to link up with the squad.

Queen’s University’s Hugh Sloan and Jacob Stockdale, who is also in the Ulster Academy, are also named.

Ireland U19 Squad (sponsored by PwC)

Vakhtang Abdaladze (Clontarf FC)

Ben Betts(Young Munster RFC)

Conal Boomer(Cottelsoe, Australia)

Matthew Byrne (Terenure RFC)

Peter Claffey(NUIG RFC)

Max Deegan (St Michaels College)

Liam Free (Cardiff RFC)

Greg Jones (UCD RFC)

Conor Kenny (Garbally College)

Paul Kiernan (UCC RFC)

Andrew McGrath (Ballymena Academy)

John Molony (Clongowes College)

Michael Melia(Terenure College RFC)

Conor O'Brien(Clontarf FC)

Jimmy O'Brien (Newbridge College)

Vincent O'Brien(Cork Con)

Sean O'Connor (Rockwell College)

David O'Mahony (Young Munster RFC)

John Poland (CBC Cork)

Andrew Porter (UCD)

Neil Reilly(Ardee RFC)

Jonathan Rosborough (Ballymena RFC)

Hugh Sloan(Queens University RFC)

Jacob Stockdale(Queens University RFC)

Dan Trayers (Cisterian College

Joseph White(Cork Con)

Ireland U19 Team Management

Peter Malone (Head Coach)

Kieran Campbell (Assistant Coach)

Barney McGonigle(Team Manager)

Conor Twomey (Scrum Coach)

Declan Browne (Fitness Coach)

Tim O'Flanagan(Team Doctor)

Barry Smith(Team Physio)

Carmel O'Dwyer(Squad Co-ordinator)

Vinny Hammond(Team Analyst)

Jim Herring (Performance Analyst)

Pat Downey(Baggage Master)