Irish Sevens squad is named

The Irish squad to take part in the Dubai Sevens has been named.

The Dubai Sevens is part of the IRB International Sevens Series. A squad of 12 players will depart for Dubai on November 28, which takes place on December 2 and 3.

They will then travel on directly to George in South Africa and train for almost a week before taking part in the second tournament in the series.

The squad is:

Gary Brown (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins)

Mark Bruce (Loughborough University)

John Hearty (Leinster – Blackrock College)

David Hewitt (Leinster – Clontarf)

Ian Humphreys (Belfast Harlequins)

Christopher Keane (Connacht - Buccaneers)

Seamus Mallon (Ulster – Dungannon)

Michael McComish (Ballymena)

Martin McPhail (Munster - U.L. Bohemians)

James Norton (Leinster - UCD)

Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin)

Niall Ronan (Leinster – Lansdowne)

Coach: Ryan Constable

Manager: George Spotswood

Physiotherapist: Ailbe McCormack