David Lloyd International Tag Rugby Series 2002:
Over the next 10 days the Irish Tag Rugby Association together with The Irish Rugby Football Union will be hosting the touring Australian OZTAG squad kindly sponsored by David Lloyd Riverview.
Tag rugby has been developing in Ireland over the last three years with great success. There are currently 2,500 adult players participating in tag rugby throughout Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Lisburn.
Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport played by adults during the summer months. There are three categories of teams; Men’s Max, Mixed Social Soc’, and Veterans +35.
ITRA have selected three provincial and three National tag rugby squads to play against the Australians.
The first of the matches is Leinster v Australia. The Leinster Men’s Max team are playing on Friday night 30th Aug KO @ 18h15 as the curtain raiser for the Celtic League match. The Leinster Vets & Soc teams are playing Australia on Saturday 31st Aug in Old Belvedere RFC, KO @ 16h00.
The Teams and itinerary are as follows:
DAVID LLOYD LEINSTER MAX SQUAD: TOM HEALY (capt),REDMOND KENNEDY, ALAN SHIRLEY, JOHN KILBRIDE, STEPHEN HICKS, PHIL HOWARD, ALAN HONAN, BARRY COUGHLAN, KEN DUFFY, CONOR McPHILLIPS, JOHNNY O’SHEA, ALEXANDER MULLIN, MICK LAVELLE, DERMOT FINNEGAN.
DAVID LLOYD LEINSTER SOC’ SQUAD:
CAROLE ANN BYRNE capt.(ZIMMERS), AOIFE BYRNE,(MERCERNARIES), AOIFE McCARTHY (NOMADS/DREAM TEAM), VICKI McDONNELL (MERCERNARIES), ELLEN COLLERY (DRAGONS), EIMER KING (DLSP), EMILY McNICHOLAS (CROWES), CATHERINE ROSSITER (D’ALL BLACKS), CATHERINE O’SHEA (HONEYMOONERS), CIARAN DEMPSEY, (DLSP), STUART JOHNSTON (DAVID LLOYD LIONS), EDDIE DEVITT (DLSP), BRIAN FLANAGAN (JABRONIES), 4.WILLIE NORSE (DELOITTE & TOUCHE), DECLAN GRIFFIN (DREAM TEAM), DEANNA O’BYRNE (DLSP), KIERON LYNCH (BELVO MUPPETS).
DAVID LLOYD LEINSTER VETS: PAT WALSH (Capt), PAUL CLINCH (Vice Capt), MICK RUSSELL, PAUL FLOOD, EUGENE MEAGHER, NIALL RYNNE, PAT RICKARD, NEIL METCHETTE, BRIAN BAGNALL, MARC BAGNALL, ADRIAN BAGNALL, KEITH JONES (35-39), DES JACKSON (35-39), JOHN MULDOON (35-39).
ITINERARY FOR 10-DAY TAG SERIES:
1. FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST, LEINSTER MAX’ v AUSTRALIA, (curtain (Curtain Raiser for Leinster/Pontypridd Celtic League)
VENUE: DONNYBROOK STADIUM. 18h20 KO Leinster v’s Australia.19h05 Game Over. 19h35 KO Leinster v Pontypridd
2.SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST, LEINSTER VETS’ & SOC’ V AUSTRALIA, VENUE: OLD BELVEDERE RFC, LEINSTER VETS KO @ 16H00 – 17H00. LEINSTER SOC KO @ 17H00 – 18H00.
3. MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER, ULSTER V AUSTRALIA, VENUE: LISBURN RFC. ULSTER SOC KO @ 17H30 – 18H30. ULSTER MAX KO @ 18H30 – 19H30. IRELAND A’ VETS KO @ 19H30 – 20H30
4.THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER , 1ST TAG TEST V’s AUSTRALIA, VENUE: OLD BELVEDERE RFC, DUBLIN. IRELAND VETS KO @ 18H00 – 19H00. IRELAND MAX KO @ 19H00 – 20H00. IRELAND SOC KO @ 20H00 – 21H00.
5. FRIDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER, MUNSTERV AUSTRALIA. VENUE: GARRYOWEN FC. MUNSTER MAX KO @ 17H00 – 18H00. MUNSTER SOC KO @ 18H00 – 19H00. IRELAND A’ VETS KO @ 19H00 – 20H00.
6. SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER. 2ND TAG TEST V’sAUSTRALIA. VENUE: THOMOND PARK, LIMERICK, (Curtain raiser for Ireland v Romania Test). Gates open to public @ 12h00. IRELAND MAX v AUSTRALIA KO @ 12H15. IRELAND VETS & SOC TEAMS: IRELAND VETS KO @ 17H00 – 18H00. IRELAND SOC KO @ 18H00 – 19H00.
7. SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER3RD FINAL TAG TEST, V’s AUSTRALIA. VENUE: ST. MARY’S COLLEGE RFC, DUBLIN. IRELAND SOC KO @ 16H00 – 17H00. IRELAND VETS KO @ 17HOO – 18H00. IRELAND MAX KO @ 18H00 – 19H00.