Ireland Squad Named For U-19 European Sevens Championship
Colin McEntee has named a 12-man Ireland squad for the FIRA/AER Under-19 European Sevens Championship which takes place in Lisbon, Portugal this Saturday and Sunday (May 10-11).
Ireland are in Pool A alongside top seeds France, Germany and Denmark with their opening fixture coming against the Germans before they take on the Danish and finally the French.
The selected squad boasts a number of underage internationals from the 15-a-side game, including Harrison Brewer, Jack Cullen and Sean McNulty from the U-20s, and a trio of Exiles in Bradley Greer, Callum Sheedy and Matthew Killeen.
The Irish youngsters are coached by former Ulster and Ireland scrum half Kieran Campbell, who captained Ireland for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Dubai.
Campbell’s charges warmed up for the European Sevens by winning the Under-19 Cup competition at the Guinness Carrick Sevens tournament last Friday. They are seeded eighth of the 16 teams competing in Lisbon.
Click here for the U-19 European Sevens fixtures/results.
IRELAND UNDER-19 SEVENS Squad (FIRA/AER U-19 European Sevens Championship, Lisbon, Portugal):
Sean O’Hagan (Corinthians/Connacht)
Harrison Brewer (Terenure College/Leinster)
Steven McMahon (Garryowen/Munster)
Greg O’Shea (Shannon/Munster)
Tomás Quinlan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Jack Cullen (Bruff/Munster)
Ben Kilkenny (St. Munchin’s College/Munster)
Sean McNulty (UCD/Munster)
Zack McCall (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Bradley Greer (Exiles)
Callum Sheedy (Exiles)
Matthew Killeen (Ealing Trailfinders/Exiles)
Management Team –
Kieran Campbell (Coach)
Hendrik Kruger (Manager)
Barry Smith (Physio)
Vinny Hammond (Video Analyst)
Colin McEntee (High Performance Manager)
Adam Sheehan (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Carmel O’Dwyer (Team Co-ordinator)