{"id":358,"date":"2014-05-26T16:02:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/?p=358"},"modified":"2014-05-26T16:07:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T16:07:21","slug":"emerging-ireland-squad-announced-irb-nations-cup-2014-ah-kearney-griffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intouchrugby.com\/connacht\/emerging-ireland-squad-announced-irb-nations-cup-2014-ah-kearney-griffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Ireland Squad Announced for IRB Nations Cup 2014………. Ah You, Kearney & Griffin ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nEmerging Ireland Squad Announced for IRB Nations Cup 2014 <\/p>\n

A 26 player squad has been announced for the three game IRB Nations Cup in Romania in mid-June.<\/p>\n

The Emerging Ireland squad will be coached by Connacht’s Dan McFarland (Head Coach) and Ulster’s Neil Doak (Assistant Coach). Emerging Ireland’s first game of the tournament takes place on Friday 13th June against Russia. Five days later Emerging Ireland take on Uruguay on Wednesday 18th June with the team’s final game of the IRB Nations Cup coming against hosts Romania on Sunday 22nd June.<\/p>\n

Emerging Ireland Squad<\/p>\n

FORWARDS (15)
\nNiall Annett (Belfast Harlequins\/Ulster)*
\nRodney Ah You (Buccaneers\/Connacht)*
\nMichael Bent (Dublin University\/Leinster)
\nCallum Black (Malone\/Ulster)*
\nPaddy Butler (Shannon\/Munster)*
\nBryan Byrne (Clontarf\/Leinster)*
\nRobin Copeland (Cardiff Blues)*
\nSean Dougall (Dolphin\/ Munster)*
\nDavid Foley (UL Bohemians\/Munster)*
\nMick Kearney (Clontarf\/Connacht)*
\nMike McCarthy (Lansdowne\/Leinster) (c)
\nTommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nDominic Ryan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)*
\nJohn Ryan (Cork Constitution\/Munster)*
\nJames Tracy (UCD\/Leinster)*<\/p>\n

BACKS (11)
\nMichael Allen (Belfast Harlequins\/Ulster)*
\nAndrew Conway (Blackrock College\/Munster)*
\nCraig Gilroy (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\nEoin Griffin (Galwegians\/Connacht)*
\nJJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians\/Munster)*
\nIan Keatley (Young Munster\/Munster)
\nBrendan Macken (Blackrock College\/Leinster)*
\nPaul Marshall (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\nLuke McGrath (UCD\/Leinster)*
\nJohne Murphy (Young Munster\/Munster)*
\nNoel Reid (Clontarf\/Leinster)*
\n*denotes uncapped player<\/p>\n

Emerging Ireland Head Coach, Dan McFarland, commented, “I am looking forward to working with Neil and this exciting group of players in what will be a highly competitive tournament. It is a great opportunity for players to showcase their abilities and represent their country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe Schmidt, Ireland Head Coach, added, “There is a good mix of experienced and younger players in this squad. They will face three tough fixtures as Romania have already qualified for RWC14 and both Uruguay and Russia are in the final stages of the Repechage for World Cup qualification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Players from last year’s Emerging Ireland squad who have subsequently been capped for Ireland include Dave Kearney, Jack McGrath, Marty Moore and Jordi Murphy and a total of 6 from last year’s Emerging Ireland squad\u00b9 will travel with the Senior team to Argentina.<\/p>\n

\u00b9 Players selected for Argentina Tour from last year’s Emerging Ireland squad include Robbie Diack, Rob Herring, Jack McGrath, Marty Moore, Jordi Murphy and Rhys Ruddock<\/p>\n

IRB Nations Cup 2014
\nVenue: Romania<\/p>\n

Match 1:
\nEmerging Ireland v Russia
\nFriday 13th June 2014
\nStadionul National Arcul de Triumf 19:00<\/p>\n

Match 2:
\nEmerging Ireland v Uruguay
\nWednesday 18th June 2014
\nStadionul National Arcul de Triumf 19:00<\/p>\n

Match 3:
\nRomania v Emerging Ireland
\nSunday 22nd June 2014
\nStadionul National Arcul de Triumf 17:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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