Wolfhounds confident before meeting Wales

THE Irish Wolfhounds, Ireland’s rugby league team, are playing Wales at home tomorrow at Lakelands in Terenure.

Ireland did very well to beat a strong Scottish team last Sunday 12-6.

The development of the Irish conference has increased interest in rugby league dramatically and the European Nations Cup has been seen as a tremendous boost to national leagues in northern hemisphere countries outside of England.

“We are going into this game with a clean bill of health, which is fantastic considering the bruising encounter with Scotland less than a week ago,” says Irish coach Daryl Powell.

“We have an excellent squad to choose from. The guys are settled with a game under our belt, and if we play to our potential we will have every chance of a place in the final against France.”

A win would probably set them up against a powerful French team who look likely to win their pool, which includes both Russia and Georgia.

IRELAND: B McDermott (Leeds Rhinos), B Sweeney (Waterford Vikings), B Treacy (Treaty City Titans), D Gaskell (Leigh Centurions), E Power, E Roberts (Kildare Dragons), F Cummins (Leeds Rhinos), G Haggerty (Castleford Tigers), G Corcoran (Dewsbury Rams), M Brodie (Treaty City Titans), K Fitzpatrick (Salford Reds), K O’Riordan (Treaty City Titans), M Gambles (Blackpool Panthers), M Platt, P Handforth (Castleford Tigers), P McNicholas (Hull FC), P Purdue (East Coast Eagles), S Finnigan (Widnes Vikings), S Littler (Salford Reds), T O’Connor (Widnes Vikings), T Stewart (Salford Reds), W Corcoran (Halifax).