junior interprovincials

indabunka

15: Richie Dunne (Enniscorthy)
14: Ross Barbour (Enniscorthy)
13: Bevan Duffy (Boyne)
12: Barry Lynn (Wicklow) CAPTAIN
11: Dave Murphy (Portarlington)
10: Brian Croke (Boyne)
9: Gavin Kennedy (Ashbourne)
1: Richie Bond (Portlaoise)
2: James Clifford (Monkstown)
3: Shane Reilly (Portlaoise)
4: Dave O’Connor (Kilkenny)
5: Frank Murphy (Tullow)
6: Darrell O'Hora (Newbridge)
7: Carl Roche (Skerries)
8: Eoin Collins (Boyne)
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Kenny Dorian (Dundalk)
17: Brendan Muldowney (Boyne)
18: Rob Dempsey (Roscrea)
19: Andy Hall (Longford)
20: Barry Hurley (Wicklow)
21: Dearan McGrath (Kilkenny)
22: Ben Swindlehurst (Newbridge)
Head Coach: Declan O’Brien
Assistant Coach: Maurice Logue
Manager: Dave Mahon
Kit Man: Noel Ferguson
Physiotherapist: Barry Keogh

ormond lad

connacht beat munster 26-9 to win junior inter pro championship for the first time

indabunka

Have to say that Connacht were the best of the three teams that played Leinster and congratulations to them on winning their first Interprovincial Championship.
Leinster gave them a good run with a convincing 21-3 win over Ulster today.
There is some high quality and enjoyable rugby played in these matches and long may the format continue.
Now Roll on Cardiff!

freyners

C'mon connacht :P

ormond lad

2012 interprovincials start tomorrow week with Leinster playing Munster in Edenderry rfc at 4pm and Ulster play Connacht
Munsters fixtures and their squad are below.
Munster have played several games in preperation for the interpros against 2 regional select squads in munster and a munster colleges select
28th of April KO 4pm vs Leinster in Edenderry RFC
5th of May KO 2.30pm vs Ulster in Kanturk RFC
12th of May KO 2.30pm vs Connacht in Castleisland RFC

2012 - Interpro Squad Alex Simpson, Gearoid Phelan, Jeffrey McNamara (Richmond), Patrick Ryan, Ian Fitzgerald, Fearghal Lawlor (St Senans) Micahel McInerny (Ennis), Brian O'Neil, Dan McCabe, Peter Earlie (Kanturk), Mike Cronin (Castleisland), Sean Walsh (Clanwilliam), Brian Lyons (Thurles) Stephen Burke (Galbally), Brian O'Sullivan (Tralee), Ruari Geary (Cobh Pirates), Aaron Daly (Youghal), Morgan Lyons, Greg Carroll, Ben Martin (Clonmel) Murray Kinsella (Waterpark), Darren O'Keefe (Crosshaven) Ciaran O'Coilean (Corca Dhuibhne)

Anyone know the squads of the other provinces?
Leinster should be ready to pick their squad after the Probables v Possibles game this weekend in Edenderry

ormond lad

Leinster Junior Squad 2012...

FORWARDS: John Rowe (Wexford Wanderers), Grant Wattleworth (Newbridge), Shane Reilly (Portlaoise), Richie Bond (Portlaoise) CAPTAIN, Rob Dempsey (Roscrea), Luke Goff (Enniscorthy), Ger Moore (Cill Dara), Johnny Lee (Coolmine), Brian Doyle (Clondalkin), Rory McCann (Newbridge), Damien Broughal (Cill Dara), Philip Ryan (Kilkenny), David Milne (Tullamore), Frank Murphy (Tullow), Tony Ryan (Enniscorthy), Owen Walsh (IT Carlow), Ronan Mangan (Newbridge), Derek Farrell (Longford), Mitchel Dalton (Enniscorthy), Ene Fa’atau (Dundalk)

BACKS: Richie Hughes (Tullamore), Gavin Kennedy (Ashbourne), Ivan Poole (Enniscorthy), Chris Jebb (Clondalkin), Donal Crotty (Coolmine), Ben Swindlehurst (Newbridge), Paddy Behan (Cill Dara), Damien McCabe (Enniscorthy), Martin O’Neill (Co Carlow), Ross Barbour (Enniscorthy), David Hogan (Newbridge), Padraig Mahon (Newbridge), Karl Daragh (Newbridge), Joe Taylor (Ashbourne), Ross Doyle (Portarlington), Ray Moloney (Roscrea)

ormond lad

http://domestic.connachtrugby.ie/201204252215/interpros-commence
Connacht Squad: Forwards - Alex Lee (Blna), James Walsh (OLBC), Martin Lee (Crrb), Paul McCreanor (OLBC), Ronan Coughlan (Mnva), Mark Mullins (Lghr), James Moran (OLBC), Brian Murphy (Mnva), Stephen Burke (Tuam), Mike Ward (Tuam), John Hayes (Bslo), Willie Cullinane (Lghr), Aidan McNulty (Blna), Conor Hurst (Tuam).
Backs - Michael Murphy (Blna), Tommy Ellard (Wstp), Jamie Murphy (Tuam), Peter Cosgrove (OLBC), Greg Faherty (OLBC), Jerome Harrimate (Blna), Dave Prior (OLBC), Kevin Corcoran (Wstp), Robert O'Beirne (Bslo) and Trevor Moore (Blna).

ormond lad

http://www.knockon.ie/2012/05/03/key-weekend-in-junior-inter-pros-audio-fixtures-and-news/
Munster and Connacht lead the way after round one but the title is still between four sides heading into Saturday’s action in Kanturk and Loughrea.
Connacht host a Leinster side looking to bounce back from a narrow loss in round one and determined to gain some revenge for last year’s loss to the westerners.
Munster are on a high after their fine win in Edenderry and host an Ulster side reeling from a three point defeat to the men from the west last Saturday.

ormond lad

Connacht beat Munster today in Castleisland to retain their interpro title
http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/10485.php

freyners

munster 9 castleisland 13
bad weekend all round for munster

ormond lad

freyners wrote: »

munster 9 castleisland 13
bad weekend all round for munster

i presume you mean connacht. the game was in castleisland.
Connacht are a very strong side at junior level at the moment and junior rugby in munster isnt that strong. Cashel are the only munster side to go senior since Nenagh went up in 2005 and the standards in Leinster and Connacht have improved a lot in recent years

freyners

ormond lad wrote: »

i presume you mean connacht. the game was in castleisland.
Connacht are a very strong side at junior level at the moment and junior rugby in munster isnt that strong. Cashel are the only munster side to go senior since Nenagh went up in 2005 and the standards in Leinster and Connacht have improved a lot in recent years

check the link:p

ormond lad

freyners wrote: »

check the link:p

Ah now i see what you mean

The Lost Sheep

This years series starts tomorrow
tomorrow Leinster v Munster in Portlaoise, Ulster v Connacht in Enniskillen
7/5 Munster v Ulster in Clonakilty, Connacht v Leinster in Westport
14/5 Munster v Connacht in Richmond. Ulster v Leinster in Coleraine

Munster Juniors Squad
1 Pat Ryan (St. Senan's)
2 Mike Cronin (Castleisland)
3 Colm Skehan (Thurles)
4 Dave Foley (Newcastle West)
5 Rory O'Donnell (St. Mary's)
6 Courtney Canning (Clonakilty) (Capt.)
7 Aidan Weir (Old Christians)
8 Kieran Downey (Castleisland)
9 Nicky Irwin (Thurles)
10 John Lillis (Thurles)
11 Dan Horgan (Muskerry)
12 Kieran Merrigan (Clanwilliam)
13 Shane Moloney (Thurles)
14 Warren Kerry (St. Senan's)
15 Dean O'Brien (Newcastle West)

Replacements
Darragh Fitzgerald (St. Marys), Darre Collins (Muskerry), PJ O'Connor (Charleville), Brendan Childs (Galbally), Ian Fitzgerald (St. Senans), Sean Herlihy (Newcastle West), Aidan Dwyer (Thurles), Brian Collins (St. Senans)

Connacht squad
1 Conor Mason (Ballina)
2 John Keaveney (Ballina)
3 Adam Bourke (Westport)
4 Chris Ryan (Westport)
5 Liam Scahill (Westport)
6 Roy Stanley (NUIG)
7 Stephen Joyce (Monivea)
8 Lorcan Laheen (Monivea)
9 Dylan Carpenter (Westport)
10 Ross Keller (Ballinasloe)
11 Kevin Corcoran (Westport)
12 David Mc Donagh (Connemara)
13 Matthew Mannion (Monivea)
14 Coleman Maher (Monivea)
15 Chris O’Neill (Ballina)
Substitutes
Joe O’Connor (Westport), Cormac Groden (Westport), Eugene Conroy (Connemara), Eddie Dunning (Westport), Mickey Murphy (Ballina), Sean Tobin (Westport), Ian Heanue (Connemara)

The Lost Sheep

Munster defeated Leinster 45-20
Ulster beat Connacht 33-20

Ulster squad
1 Chris Nash - Academy
2 Stewart Smith - Grosvenor
3 Johnny McIlwaine - Carrickfergus
4 David Sharkey - Clogher Valley
5 David Buchanan - Enniskillen
6 Toby Mannus (Captain) - Cooke
7 Ross Marsden - Carrickfergus
8 Curtis Stewart - Bangor
9 Stuart McKane - Omagh
10 Stewart Paul - Ards
11 Phil Cartmill - Cooke
12 Mikey Poskett - Coleraine
13 Ryan Bailey - Carrickfergus
14 Ryan Purvis - Portadown
15 Chris Cousens - Portadown
Kyle Cobane - Clogher Valley, Adam Gibney - Carrickfergus, Chris Rogers - Carrickfergus, David Bradford - Bangor, Brian Hughes - Coleraine, Ryan Garrett - Larne, Andrew Pollock - Cooke, Ben Coard - Grosvenor, Andrew Black - Dromore

Leinster squad
Gary Robb, Simon Kinsella, Marcus McAllister, John Shine (Malahide), Conor McNally, James Rooney, Mark Rooney, James McGaghy (Ashbourne), Harry Lalor, Gavin Thompson, Robin Foot (Portlaoise), Liam Cuddy, Wesley Carter, David O'Connor (Kilkenny), Neil Finlay, Simon Kinl, Paul Nolan, Chris Jebb (Clondalkin), William Groome (Edenderry), Matt Bater, Jordan Ahern, Stephen Horan, Darragh Bellanova, Willian Earle (Gorey), Armand Smit (Portarlington), Ronan Costello, Ross Shaughnessy, Cian Glennon (De La Salle Palmerston), Conor Hayes, Luice Pollard (Coolmine), Arthur Brabazon (Mullingar), Joe Gerry (Nth Kildare), Hubie Connolly (Longford) and Frank Murphy, Stephen Smith, William O'Brien (Tullow).

Interestingly Leinster will also play the current polish champions in Donnybrook the week after interpros end

The Lost Sheep

2017 competition starting next weekend
Ulster played Bangor tonight and won 24-6

A Munster xv played a Kerry xv tonight

29/4/17
Leinster v Connacht in Newbridge, Ulster v Munster in Newry
6/5/17
Connacht v Ulster in Ballina, Munster v Leinster in Newcastle West
13/5/17
Connacht v Munster in Dunmore, Leinster v Ulster in Longford

Beau

How did Munster get on against the Kerry selection?

wp_rathead

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

2017 competition starting next weekend
Ulster played Bangor tonight and won 24-6

A Munster xv played a Kerry xv tonight

29/4/17
Leinster v Connacht in Newbridge, Ulster v Munster in Newry
6/5/17
Connacht v Ulster in Ballina, Munster v Leinster in Newcastle West
13/5/17
Connacht v Munster in Dunmore, Leinster v Ulster in Longford

Anywhere you can find the squads?

KBurke85

http://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/04/21/portarlington-duo-ballacolla-man-named-leinster-junior-rugby-squad/

Leinster squad

irishbucsfan

Leinster lost to a north midlands selection at the weekend I believe.

sydthebeat

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Leinster lost to a north midlands selection at the weekend I believe.

yeah

they played 3 x 30 min thirds and lost 41 to 36

it was a good standard of high tempo rugby

Legalfarmer89

Anyone have the Connacht Squad?

What level do people recon the Junior Inter-provincial squads are at? i.e. would they up to some of the mid-level AIL teams?

irishbucsfan

Legalfarmer89 wrote: »

Anyone have the Connacht Squad?

What level do people recon the Junior Inter-provincial squads are at? i.e. would they up to some of the mid-level AIL teams?

They'd struggle against them. There's always a few players in junior rugby who have the talent but don't step up for various reasons, but these squads are only together for a very short period of time and the coaches likely don't want to show too much of their hands too much as they're usually from one of the clubs themselves. Its a bit of an end-of-season celebratory thing, or at least it was.

The Lost Sheep

Legalfarmer89 wrote: »

Anyone have the Connacht Squad?

What level do people recon the Junior Inter-provincial squads are at? i.e. would they up to some of the mid-level AIL teams?

I know a few who were at the screening sessions/trials but dont know full squad.

Depends on what you regard as mid level AIL?
They'd struggle considering they are pulled together at end of the season and have such a short time playing/training together.
Majority of players are more than capable of playing AIL to a very decent level though. Colm Skehan who is starting TH for Young Munster this season will have played Munster juniors when he was with his home club Thurles for example and many other examples like that

Legalfarmer89

Sound responses lads, personally I definitely think that they would put it up to most Division 2C teams as there is some quality junior players around who dont play with AIL teams, for various reasons, but above that I dont know!
I suppose since they usually have big squad and are put together at the end of the Season it would count against them!

The Lost Sheep

Legalfarmer89 wrote: »

Sound responses lads, personally I definitely think that they would put it up to most Division 2C teams as there is some quality junior players around who dont play with AIL teams, for various reasons, but above that I dont know!
I suppose since they usually have big squad and are put together at the end of the Season it would count against them!

Theyd be more talented as a whole than most 2C sides and yes there is some very high quality players playing with junior clubs who dont play AIL as they want to stay with their home club/work commitments...
They wouldnt beat most AIL sides due to lack familiarity with each other against a club team..

Connacht mention theyd been looking at 37 players from 10 clubs ahead of interpros but dont mention who's in the final squad for the games.
http://community.connachtrugby.ie/22696-2/

Ulster squad named
http://ulsterrugby.com/news/15953.php#.WP-jTLuGPIU

wp_rathead

Connacht team to face Leinster:
Coleman Maher (Monivea RFC), Peter O Toole (Connemara RFC), Matthew Mannion (Monivea RFC), Mike Allen (Ballina RFC), Enda Hogan (Monivea RFC); Seamie Fahy (Monivea RFC), Mickey Murphy (Ballina RFC) (C)
Padraig Mannion (Monivea RFC), Ger Fahy (Monivea RFC), Adam Bourke (Westport RFC), Vinnie Lally (Monivea RFC), Marty Cummins (Dunmore RFC), Stephen Joyce (Monivea RFC), Fergal Tully (Ballina RFC), Roy Stanley (NUIG RFC).

Replacements: Shane Faulkner (NUIG RFC), Eugene Conroy (Connemara RFC), Cormac Grodan (Westport RFC), TJ Berry (Connemara RFC), Jack Winters (Ballinrobe RFC), Alan Tierney (Tuam RFC), Ryan Guilfoyle (NUIG RFC), Ian Murphy (Tuam RFC).

The Lost Sheep

Munster Juniors to face Ulster: Derry O’Connor (Abbeyfeale); Scott Hornibrook (Waterpark), Eoin O Dwyer (Thurles), Tom O’Callaghan (Mitchelstown), Dan Horgan (Muskerry); John Lillis (Thurles), Nicky Irwin (Thurles); Robert Brockhert (St Mary’s), Mike Cronin (Castleisland), Rory Hannon (Waterpark), Kevin Phelan (Waterpark), Brendan Childs (Galbally), David O’Donoghue capt. (Waterpark), Aidan Ware (Old Christians), Kieran Downey (Castleisland).
Replacements from: Tom Doyle (Kilfeacle), PJ O’Connor (Charleville), Pa Ryan (St Senans), Kevin Kinnane (Kilfeacle), Brian McLoughlin (Kilfeacle), Brian Collins (St Senans), Sean Herlihy (Newcastlewest), Aidan O’Dwyer (Thurles), Luke Kelly (Thurles)

Ulster Juniors team to play Munster, Saturday 29th April at Randalstown RFC, kick-off 2.30pm:
Philip Cartmill (Cooke), Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen), Mikey Poskitt (Coleraine), Calum Irvine (CIYMS), Mitchell McComb (Grosvenor), Bokkie Carstens (Coleraine), Allen McCluggage (Grosvenor);
Chris Nash (Captain, Coleraine), Alan Whitely (CIYMS), Gary Hume (Randalstown), Josh Christie (Coleraine), Michael Ferguson (Coleraine), Brian Hughes (Coleraine), Andy McKeen (Carrickfergus), Andrew Kelly (Grosvenor).

Replacements from: Adam McDonald (Dromore), Alan Ferguson (Enniskillen), David Greatorex (Coleraine), Toby Mannus (Cooke), Jason Gilliland (CIYMS), Matthew Cahoon (Grosvenor), Grant Bartley (Ballyclare), Martin Connolly (Randalstown), Ryan Garrett (Larne), David Scott (Instonians), Robert Smith (Ballyclare)

Leinster Junior XV v Connacht Junior
15. Liam Carry (Kilkenny RFC)
14. Ivan Jacob (Enniscorthy RFC)
13. Killian Lett (Enniscrothy RFC)
12. William (Cas) O’Brien (Tullow RFC)
11. Marcus McAllister (Malahide (RFC)
10. Pete Condon (Monkstown RFC)
1. Alan Wall (Ashbourne RFC)
2. Johnny Lee (Coolmine RFC)
3. Dylan Quinn (Longford RFC)
4. Frank Murphy (Tullow RFC)
5. Ronan Costelloe (D L S P)
6. Mark Williams (Gorey RFC)
7. John Shine (Malahide RFC) Capt
8. Dave O’Connor (Kilkenny RFC)

Replacements
16. Eanna Killian (Wicklow RFC)
17. Paul McCreanor (ClondalkinRFC
18. Cathal Bannon (Portarlington RFC)
19. Barry Stewart (Longford RFC)
20. Simon Deevey (Ashbourne RFC)
21. Eric Flynn (Monkstown RFC)
22. Podge Mahon (Kilkenny RFC)
23. Ross Doyle ( Portarlington RFC)

Beau

Leinster stole it with a penalty in the last minute v Connacht in an error ridden game. How did the other game go?

Legalfarmer89

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/15970.php#.WQc6NUXyvcs

Ulster had a good win, 20 - 3, against Munster.