Casey named captain for Churchill Cup

London Irish captain Bob Casey has been named captain of the Ireland A team for the upcoming Churchill Cup to take place in Canada and the USA in June.

The fiv-times capped full International is part of the Ireland senior squad that will play against the Barbarians on May 27.

Following that game, Casey will join up with the rest of the 28-man squad before they depart for Canada, where they will face the USA in their first game on June 11.

There is also an addition to the coaching team for the Churchill Cup, with former Ireland scrum-half Dave O'Mahony named as assistant coach for the tournament.

Ireland A Squad:

Forwards (15):

*Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon/Ulster)

*Robert Casey (London Irish) Captain

Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)

Sean Cronin (Shannon/Munster)

*Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)

Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

*Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Leinster)

Daragh Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)

*Johnny O’Connor (Corinthians/Connacht)

David Pollock (Dungannon/Ulster)

Michael Ross (Harlequins)

Donncha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)

*Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Backs (13):

Gary Brown (Blackrock College/Leinster)

Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Keith Earls (Garryowen/Munster)

Ian Humphreys (Leicester)

Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)

*Kieran Lewis (Garryowen/Munster)

Keith Matthews (Buccaneers/Connacht)

Mark McCrea (Malone/Ulster)

Frank Murphy (Leicester)

Johne Murphy (Leicester)

Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster)

*Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)

Johnny Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)

Not considered:

Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster)

Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians/Munster)

N.B. *Capped at full international level