Ulster Academy squad named for Leinster challenge

Head of the Abbey Insurance Ulster Rugby Academy, Kieran Campbell, has announced his match day squad for the first of the Inter-Provincial challenges versus Leinster on Friday afternoon.

The starting XV features 6 of the 10 Year One entrants included in the Ulster Academy for the 2017/18 season, all of whom are eligible to play for Ireland U20's.
 
The Ulster Academy will follow up this fixture with a game versus an Ulster Clubs XV next Thursday 24th August in Banbridge, before another Inter-Provincial challenge away to Munster on Friday 1st September.
 
For more information on the Abbey Insurance Ulster Rugby Academy, visit www.ulsterrugby.com/academy
 
Abbey Insurance Ulster Rugby Academy team to play Leinster, Friday 18th August, kick-off 3.30pm at Donnybrook:
 
(15-9): Callum Smith (Malone RFC), Conor Kelly (Queens University Belfast), Stewart Moore (Ballymena Academy), Rory Butler (Ballynahinch RFC), Angus Kernohan (Ballymena RFC), Michael Lowry (Banbridge RFC), Jonny Stewart (Capt) (Queens University Belfast);
(1-8): Tommy O’Hagan (Rainey OB RFC), Alexander Clarke (Queens University Belfast), Tom O’Toole (Banbridge RFC), Matthew Dalton (Malone RFC), Jack Regan (Banbridge RFC), Aaron Hall (Ballynahainch RFC), Matthew Agnew (Ballymena RFC), Joe Dunleavy (Malone RFC).
 
Replacements: Zack McCall (Ballynahinch RFC), Anton Lupari (Queens University Belfast), Josh Bill (Ballymena RFC), Eric O’Sullivan (Banbridge RFC), Peter Cooper (Malone RFC), Zac Ward, John McCusker (Rainey RFC), Stuart Doddington (Malone RFC), Michael Stronge (Ballymena RFC), Richard Fahy, Josh Jordan (Queens University Belfast), Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen RFC)