Three Changes On Ireland Schools Side.

The Irish Schools management have made three changes from the team that beat England 12 – 8 last Friday evening for their game against France Schools in
Graulhet on Saturday (kick off: 18.00hrs).

Jonathon Shortt (CBC Cork) comes into the team to replace the injured
Rory
Drysdale (Belfast Royal Academy), who dislocated his shoulder against
England. Shortt’s position in the replacements goes to Kevin Barden
(Belvedere College).

Centre Tom Gleeson (PBC Cork) has a badly bruised shoulder and he is
replaced by Fionn Carr (Newbridge College). Jonathon Watt (Royal
Belfast
Academical Institute), a replacement against England, is ill and was
unable
to travel so his place goes to Killian Lett (Kings Hospital).

In the forwards, prop Gary Walsh (Blackrock College), who had to
retire
during the first half of the Wales game, returns to the team in place
of
Tony O’Kane (St. Gerard’s School), who reverts to the replacements
instead
of Liam Casey (Ard Scoil Ris).

The Irish Schools team selected to play France on Saturday, 17th
April 2004
at, Graulhet at 18.00hrs is as follows:
15 – Robert Kearney (Clongowes Wood College)
14 – Jonathon Shortt (CBC Cork)
13 – Darren Cave (Sullivan Upper School)
12 – Fionn Carr (Newbridge College)
11 – Peter Shallow (Rockwell College)
10 – Conan Doyle (Ard Scoil Ris)
9 – Duncan Williams (CBC Cork)
1 – Gary Walsh (Blackrock College)
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 – Tony
O’Kane (St
Gerard’s School)
18 – Brian McGovern (St Mary’s College)
19 –
Darren O’
Reilly (Blackrock College)
20 – Joe Burns (Coleraine Academical
Institution)
21 – Killian Lett (Kings Hospital)
22 – Kevin Barden
(Belvedere College).