Schools rugby season kicks off

The Ireland Schools Rugby international season began today with the announcement of the teams and replacements for the annual Irish Schools trial match between the Probables and Possibles selections.

The match will be played in Blackrock College on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 2pm..

The Probables team will be captained by James Sandford of Royal School Armagh, with the Possibles team captain being confirmed before kick off.

Probables:

15 - Ronan O’Mahony (Castletroy CC)

14 - Paul Gleeson (Ard Scoil Ris)

13 - Diarmuid McCarthy (Castletroy CC)

12 - Shane Gahan (Gonzaga College)

11 - Ray Crotty (St. Mary’s College)

10 - Andrew Burke (Crescent CC)

9 - Matthew Healy (Gonzaga College)

1 - Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College)

2 - Peter Kelleher (PBC Cork)

3 - Adam Macklin (Methodist College Belfast)

4 - James Sandford (Royal School Armagh) Captain

5 - Shane Grannell (CBC Monkstown)

6 - Alex Byrne (St. Michael’s College)

7 - Brian O’Hara (PBC Cork)

8 - James Ryan (Rockwell College)

Possibles:

15 - David Kearney (Clongowes Wood College)

14 - Robert Johnson (Blackrock College)

13 - Tom Fletcher (Clongowes Wood College)

12 - Michael Kelliher (St. Munchin’s College)

11 - Neil Hanratty (Gonzaga College)

10 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College)

9 - Chris Nolan (CBC Cork)

1 - Richard McNeely (RBAI)

2 - Thomas Sexton (Belvedere College)

3 - Jack Bransfield (CBC Cork)

4 - Kyle O’Dwyer (CBC Cork)

5 - Peter O’Mahony (PBC Cork)

6 - Stephen O’Mahony (St. Michael’s College)

7 - Mark Jones (RBAI)

8 - Kenny Calladine (RBAI)

Reserves:

15 - Daren Hudson (St. Mary’s College)

14 - Richard Reaney (Royal School Armagh)

13 - David Funston (Foyle and Londonderry College)

12 - Conor O’Kane (Methodist College Belfast)

11 - Craig O’Hanlon (St. Munchin’s College)

10 - Paul Galbraith (Portora Royal School)

9 - Sam Bell (Methodist College Belfast)

1 - Darren Kavanagh (St. Munchin’s College)

2 - Paul Jackson (Methodist College Belfast)

3 - Felix Ross (The King’s Hospital)

4 - Joe Moran (Cistercian College Roscrea)

5 - Ian Duffy (Rockwell College)

6 - Gareth Hooks (Royal School Armagh)

7 - Barry Sheehan (Ard Scoil Ris)

8 - Michael Cawley (Blackrock College).