One Change On Ireland Schools Team

Following their impressive 47 – 8 victory over their Welsh
counterparts last Saturday evening, the Irish Schools team shows one change for their game
against England Schools in Newcastle on Friday (kick off: 6.00pm)

Tony Kane (St. Gerard’s School) will start at loose head prop in
place of
the injured Gary Walsh (Blackrock College), who had to retire during
the
first half of the Wales game. O’Kane’s place on the bench will be
taken
by Liam Casey (Ard Scoil Ris). The side will again be captained by
Diarmuid
Laffan.

The Irish Schools team selected to play England on Friday, 9th April
2004
at, Kingston Park, Newcastle at 18.00hrs is as follows:
15 – Robert Kearney (Clongowes Wood College)
14 – Rory Drysdale (Belfast Royal Academy)
13 – Tom Gleeson (PBC Cork)
12 – Darren Cave (Sullivan Upper School)
11 – Peter Shallow (Rockwell College)
10 – Conan Doyle (Ard Scoil Ris)
9 – Duncan Williams (CBC Cork)
1 – Tony O’Kane (St Gerard’s School)
2 – Sean Cronin (Ard Scoil Ris)
3 – Paul Collins (Templeogue College)
4 – Jamie Cornett (Royal School Armagh)
5 – Devin Toner (Castlenock College)
6 – Diarmuid Laffan (Blackrock College) Capt
7 – Barry O’Mahony (Crescent College)
8 – David Pollock (Royal School Dungannon)
Replacements:
16 – Gavin O’Meara (St. Mary’s College)
17 – Liam
Casey (Ard
Scoil Ris)
18 – Brian McGovern (St Mary’s College)
19 – Darren
O’Reilly
(Blackrock College)
20 – Joe Burns (Coleraine Academical
Institution)
21 –
Jonathan Watt (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
22 – Jonathon
Shortt
(CBC Cork)