Ella marks Burke as star of the future

NEW Leinster coach Gary Ella has marked out young Barnhall player Brendan Burke as a star of the future.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003 - 01:00

Barry Coughlan

He takes the stage against Munster in the opening battle of a re-vamped Celtic League at Donnybrook tomorrow evening (7.30).

Burke, a former Irish Youths representative and now development player with the province, is named on the left wing for the clash between the only two winners of this fledgling tournament.

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Courts Rugby Place: Donnybrook Place: England Place: Dublin Place: Anglesea Road Place: Edinburgh Place: Galway Sportsground Place: Scotland Place: Murrayfield Person: Ella Person: Burke Person: Gary Ella Person: Brendan Burke Person: Keith Gleeson Person: Emmet Byrne Person: Leo Cullen Person: Gordon D'Arcy Person: Brian O'Meara Person: Gleeson Person: Christian Warner Person: Matthew Leek Person: Byrne Person: Frankie Sheahan Person: Anthony Foley Person: Jim Williams Person: Eddie Halvey Person: Alan Quinlan Person: Donnacha O'Callaghan Person: Sheahan Person: Alan Gaffney Person: Jason Holland Person: Mike Mullins Person: Rob Henderson Person: Damon Urlich Person: Michael Bradley Person: Bradley Person: Tim Allnutt Person: Darren Yapp Person: Wayne Munn Person: Eric Elwood Person: Warren O'Kelly Person: Adrian Clarke Person: Bernard Jackman Person: Tyrone Howe Person: Denis Hickie Person: Kevin Maggs Person: Hickie Person: Maggs Person: C. Warner Person: G. D'Arcy Person: K. Lewis Person: D. Quinlan Person: B. Burke Person: M. Leek Person: B. O'Meara Person: J. Lyne Person: G. Hickie Person: E. Byrne Person: L. Cullen Person: B. Gissing Person: A. McCullen Person: D. Dillon Person: K. Gleeson Person: N. Treston Person: D. Blaney Person: A. Kearney Person: S. Jennings Person: B. O'Riordan Person: G. Brown Person: J. McWeeney Person: J. Staunton Person: M. McPhail Person: C. McMahon Person: M. Lawlor Person: R Person: S. Payne Person: J. Jones-Hughes Person: R. Lane Person: J. Holland Person: K. Keane Person: D. Urlich Person: F. Murphy Person: O. Reddan Person: J. Blaney Person: F. Sheahan Person: S. Kerr Person: M. Cahill Person: J. Danaher Person: F. Roche Person: D. O'Callaghan Person: E. Halvey Person: T. Hogan Person: A. Quinlan Person: D. Leamy Person: J. Williams Person: A. Foley Person: M McHugh Person: C McPhillips Person: D Yapp Person: T Allnutt Person: W Munn Person: E Elwood Event: Celtic Organisation: Barnhall Organisation: Munster Organisation: Irish Youths Organisation: Coventry Organisation: Gloucester Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Midleton Organisation: Connacht Organisation: League Organisation: St Mary's Organisation: Ulster Dungannon Organisation: Munster Garryowen

<p>Denis Leamy: "Ulster are one of the top sides in terms of their attack, so defensively they're going to put us under a lot of pressure." Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane</p>

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