Cork pair Hanbidge and O’Mahony set for Aussie challenge

CORK schoolboys Simon Hanbidge and David O’Mahony have been paired in the Irish U-19 second row for the PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsored international with Australia to be held at Cork IT under lights tomorrow (7.30 pm).

Under the coaching direction of Allen Clarke, this is an opportunity for the side to gain a measure of revenge for the defeat of the Schools U-19 team who went down (14-31) to a physically dominant visiting side at Belfield last week.

On this occasion, the Irish team has been chosen from beyond the schools but within the required age limit and it will be captained by Jordi Murphy, the Blackrock flanker.