Seven Connacht players named in Ireland U18 Clubs lineup for Italy clash

Ireland U18 Clubs Head Coach Fiach O’Loughlin has named his squad for this Saturday's test vs Italy in  Ghirada Center Treviso (kick off 4pm).
 
The squad includes 11 of the Connacht U18 side that won the interprovincial crown in August - the province's first title at U18 level for 10 years.
 
Of the 11 players there are 7 in the starting line-up. They are Eoin de Buitléar and Cian Scanlon in the front row, lock Darragh Murray (captain), flanker Oisin McCormack, number 8 Donnacha Byrne, scrum-half Aodha Hession and outside centre Shane Jennings.
 
The full squad assembled on Monday morning in Kings Hospital Dublin and will travel to Italy this afternoon.

Start #	Name	Club/Academy	Province
1	Monty Royston	Hartpury RFC	IQ Rugby
2	Eoin de Buitléar	Corinthians RFC	Connacht
3	Cian Scanlon	Corinthians RFC	Connacht
4	Darragh Murray (c)	Buccaneers RFC	Connacht
5	Jay Traynor	Waterpark RFC	Munster
6	Mark Boyle	Gorey RFC	Leinster
7	Oisin McCormack	Ballinasloe RFC	Connacht
8	Donnacha Byrne	Sligo RFC	Connacht
9	Aodha Hession	Creggs RFC	Connacht
10	Michael Cooke	Newcastle Falcons	IQ Rugby
11	Zach Kavanagh	Bristol Bears	IQ Rugby
12	Karl Martin	Boyne RFC	Leinster
13	Shane Jennings	Ballinasloe RFC	Connacht
14	Josh O'Connor	Wexford Wanderers RFC	Leinster
15	Jamie Osbourne	Naas RFC	Leinster
16	Dylan Murphy	Nenagh RFC	Munster
17	Liam Bishop	Yorkshire Carnegie RFC	IQ Rugby
18	Darragh McCarthy	Cobh Pirates RFC	Munster
19	Cathal Fleming	Monivea RFC	Connacht
20	Hubert Costello	Corinthians RFC	Connacht
21	Ethan Coughlan	Ennis RFC	Munster
22	Cathal Forde	Corinthians RFC	Connacht
23	Conor O’Shaughnessy	Galwegians RFC	Connacht

Head Coach - Fiach O'Loughlin
Assistant Coach - Johnny Graham
Team Manager - Philip Coyle
S&C - Matt Godfrey
Baggage Master - Mick Coughlan
Physio - Nicola Bolger
Doctor - Padraig Sheeran
Analyst - Jim Herring

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