O'Mahony names Irish clubs team to take on England

Coach David O'Mahony has selected players from 12 different clubs for the Ireland Club international against England Counties in Stourbridge on Friday night.

Munster clubs have dominated AIB League rugby down through the years, demonstrated by the presence of 10 players drawn from clubs in the Province in the starting XV.

This includes three each from both reigning AIB League Champions Shannon and newly-crowned AIB Cup Champions Cork Constitution.

Cork club Dolphin will also have a keen interest in the game as the lively half-back pairing of Sam Cronin and Barry Keeshan will anchor the side and they are joined in the starting XV by club-mates Barry O'Mahony and Eric Maloney with Christy Condon on the bench.

Scrum-half Cronin has also been handed the Captain's armband for the match.

IRELAND CLUB (v English Counties):

15 - Daragh O'Shea (Clontarf RFC)

14 - John Cleary (Galwegians RFC)

13 - Eric Moloney (Dolphin RFC)

12 - Evan Ryan (Cork Constitution RC)

11 - Stephen Kelly (Shannon RFC)

10 - Barry Keeshan (Dolphin RFC)

9 - Sam Cronin (Dolphin RFC) Captain

1 - Martin Gately (Cork Constitution FC)

2 - Michael Essex (Shannon RFC)

3 - Simon Shawe (Ballymena RFC)

4 - Paul Huntly (Blackrock College RFC)

5 - Fergal Walsh (Shannon RFC)

6 - Richard Leyden (Old Belvedere RFC)

7 - Barry O'Mahony (Dolphin RFC)

8 - Frank Cogan (Cork Constitution FC)

Replacements:

16 - Aaron Dundon (Clontarf RFC)

17 - Christy Condon (Dolphin RFC)

18 - Simon Crawford (Clontarf RFC)

19 - Hugh Hogan (St. Mary's College RFC) 20 - Cathal Sheridan (UL Bohemians RFC)

21 - Darragh Fitzpatrick (Blackrock College RFC)

22 - Sean Scanlon (University College Cork RFC)