Academy 2018/2019

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Surprised no u18's from Gonzaga made Ireland u18 squads, Jack Barry and Hugo Fitzgerald would have been strong candidates. Could be injury related of course.

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Leinster's Irish u18's

Prop
Jack Boyle (St. Michael’s/Leinster) - u17
Sam Illo (Wesley College/Leinster)
Hugo O’Malley (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Rory McGuire (Blackrock College/Leinster)

Hooker
Lee Barron (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
Ronan Loughnane (Cistercian College Roscrea/Leinster)

Lock
Alex Soroka (Belvedere College/Leinster)
Joseph McCarty (Blackrock College/Leinster)

Backrow
Will Hickey (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
Mark Boyle (Gorey RFC/Gorey Community School/Leinster)
Aaron Coleman (Belvedere College/Leinster)

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy (Presentation College Bray/Leinster)*
Will Reilly (Portlaoise RFC/CBS Portlaoise/Leinster) - u17

Centre
Marcus Kiely (Newbridge College/Leinster)
Justin Leonard (Belvedere College/Leinster)

Outside Back
Josh O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers RFC/St. Peter’s College/Leinster)
Matthew Grogan (Belvedere College/Leinster)
Chris Cosgrave (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)*
Jamie Osbourne (Naas CBS/Naas RFC/Leinster)
Karl Martin (St. Mary’s School Drogheda/Boyne RFC/Leinster) - u17*

* = 2nd year at this level.

Notable absentee's:

Levi Vaughan (Terenure College/Leinster) - Prop/Hooker
Jonathan Fish (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Lock
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College/Leinster) - Backrow
Jack Guinane (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Backrow
Rob Gilsenan (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Scrumhalf

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All Ireland Under 18 Cup Final: Skibbereen 10, Navan 10 (trophy shared);
All Ireland Under 16 Cup Final: Bandon 27, Gorey 16;

Leinster 18s School/Youth League Final Result: MU Barnhall 35 - 10 St. Marys
Leinster U17 School/Youth Premier Final Result: Lansdowne 30 - 25 Balbriggan
Leinster U17 School/Youth Division 1 Final Result: Boyne 42 - 14 Coolmine
Leinster U16 School/Youth Premier Final Result: Skerries 24 - 22 Clontarf
Leinster U16 School/Youth Division 1 Final Result: Suttonians 26 - 17 Cill Dara

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All Ireland Under 18 Cup Final: Skibbereen 10, Navan 10 (trophy shared);
All Ireland Under 16 Cup Final: Bandon 27, Gorey 16;

Leinster 18s School/Youth League Final Result: MU Barnhall 35 - 10 St. Marys
Leinster U17 School/Youth Premier Final Result: Lansdowne 30 - 25 Balbriggan
Leinster U17 School/Youth Division 1 Final Result: Boyne 42 - 14 Coolmine
Leinster U16 School/Youth Premier Final Result: Skerries 24 - 22 Clontarf
Leinster U16 School/Youth Division 1 Final Result: Suttonians 26 - 17 Cill Dara

Good distribution among Leinster Clubs of those trophies. Hard luck to Gorey.

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IRELAND UNDER-18 SCHOOLS Team & Replacements (v England Under-18s, 2019 Under-18 Six Nations Festival, Sixways Stadium, Worcester, Wednesday, April 17, kick-off 1.40pm):

15. Chris Cosgrave (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
14. Jamie Osborne (Naas CBS/Naas RFC/Leinster)
13. Shane Jennings (Garbally College/Connacht)
12. Ben Carson (Wallace High School/Ulster)
11. Diarmuid Kilcommins (Coláiste Bhaile Chláir/Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
10. Cian Whooley (CBC Cork/Munster)
9. Conor McKee (Sullivan Upper School/Ulster)
1. George Saunderson (Sullivan Upper School/Ulster)
2. Lee Barron (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
3. Oscar Egan (Coleraine Grammar School/Ulster)
4. Alex Soroka (Belvedere College/Leinster)
5. Darragh Murray (Colaiste Chiaráin/Buccaneers RFC/Connacht)
6. Donnacha Byrne (Summerhill College/Sligo RFC/Connacht)
7. Oisin McCormack (Garbally College/Connacht)
8. Alex Kendellen (PBC Cork/Munster) (capt)

Replacements:

16. Tom Stewart (Belfast Royal Academy/Ulster)
17. Jack Boyle (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
18. Mark Donnelly (CBC Cork/Munster)
19. Reuben Crothers (Wallace High School/Ulster)
20. Diarmuid McCormack (Clongowes Wood College/Connacht)
21. Will Hickey (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
22. Ben Murphy (Presentation College Bray/Leinster)
23. Nathan Doak (Wallace High School/Ulster)
24. Harry O’Riordan (CBC Cork/Munster)
25. Karl Martin (St. Mary’s School Drogheda/Boyne RFC/Leinster)
26. Aaron Leahy (CBC Cork/Munster)

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IRELAND UNDER-19 Team & Replacements (v France Under-20 Development Team, 2019 Under-19 International Series, Stade Municipal, Lumio, Corsica, Tuesday, April 16, kick-off 6pm local time/5pm Irish time):

15. Oran McNulty (Galwegians/Connacht)
14. Ethan McIlroy (Methodist College Belfast/Ulster)
13. Luis Faria (Dublin University/Leinster)
12. Mick O’Gara (Prensentation College Bray/Leinster)
11. Aaron Sexton (Bangor Grammar School/Ulster)
10. Jack Crowley (Bandon Grammar School/Munster)
9. Lewis Finlay (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
1. Harry Noonan (Old Wesley/Leinster)
2. John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster) (capt)
3. Liam Winnett (Buccaneers/Connacht)
4. Brian Deeny (Clontarf/Leinster)
5. Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster)
6. Ciaran Booth (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)
7. Mark Hernan (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
8. David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster)

Replacements:

16. Scott Buckley (CBC Cork/Munster)
17. Fionn Finlay (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
18. Ryan McMahon (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster)
19. Eoin O’Connor (Waterpark/Munster)
20. Anthony Ryan (Dublin University/Leinster)
21. Charlie O’Doherty (Newcastle West/Munster)
22. Ben Power (Queen’s University/Ulster)
23. Andrew Smith (St. Michael’s College/Leinster)
24. Paddy Kelly (Young Munster/Munster)
25. Sean O’Brien (Blackrock College/Leinster)
26. Joe Henry (London Irish/IQ Rugby)

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Irish internationals this easter

Prop
Harry Noonan (Greystones RFC/Old Wesley) - u19
Fionn Finlay (St. Michael’s College) - u19
Ryan McMahon(Clongowes Wood College) - u19
Sam Illo (Wesley College) - u18
Hugo O’Malley (Blackrock College) - u18
Rory McGuire (Blackrock College) - u17
Jack Boyle (St. Michael’s College) - u17

Hooker
John McKee (Campbell/Old Belvedere) - u19
Lee Barron (St. Michael’s College) - u18
Ronan Loughnane (Cistercian College Roscrea) - u18

Lock
Brian Deeny (Wexford RFC/Clontarf) - u19
Alex Soroka (Belvedere College) - u18
Joseph McCarty (Blackrock College) - u18

Backrow
Mark Hernan (St. Michael’s College) - u19
Anthony Ryan (Clongowes Wood College) - u19
Sean O'Brien (Blackrock College) - u19
Will Hickey (St. Michael’s College) - u18
Mark Boyle (Gorey RFC) - u18
Aaron Coleman (Belvedere College) - u18

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy (Presentation College Bray) - u18
Will Reilly (Portlaoise RFC) - u17

Centre
Mick O'Gara (Presentation College Bray) - u19
Luis Faria (Wanderers FC/DUFC) - u19
Marcus Kiely (Newbridge College) - u18
Justin Leonard (Belvedere College) - u18
Karl Martin (Boyne RFC) - u17

Outside Back
Andrew Smith (St. Michaels College) - u19
Josh O’Connor (Wexford RFC) - u18
Matthew Grogan (Belvedere College) - u18
Chris Cosgrave (St. Michael’s College) - u18
Jamie Osbourne (Naas CBS/Naas RFC) - u18

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Notable absentee's:

Levi Vaughan (Terenure College/Leinster) - Prop/Hooker
Jonathan Fish (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Lock
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College/Leinster) - Backrow
Jack Guinane (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Backrow
Rob Gilsenan (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Scrumhalf

Fish & Gilsenan are both U19 and both injured.

Guinane is a puzzle. Might also be injured. I think he will develop well. Has a great rugby brain and can play 4, 5 & 6. Also has a good frame to fill out.

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Fish and Gilsenan are u18 for the remainder of this season.

Guinane was involved in warm up games, so maybe just didn't make the squads.

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Where are they now? Last season's irish u18 school side:

15. Max O’Reilly (St. Gerard’s School) - injured most of the season, was with Leinster A for the Cara Cup. Club: DUFC
14. Andrew Smith (St. Michael’s College) - in Ireland u19 squad, starting 15 for St. Michaels.
13. Karl Martin (St. Mary’s School, Drogheda) - in Ireland u18 squad, Boyne RFC. Eligible for u18 again next season.
10. Paddy McKenzie (East Glendalough School) - injured for most of the season. Club: Old Wesley
1. John McKee (Campbell College) (capt) - captaining Ireland u19 as a hooker. sub-hooker on GS irish 20's team. Club: Old Belvedere
3. Tom Clarkson (Blackrock College) - starting TH in Ireland u20 squad. Club: DUFC
18. Charlie Ward (Tullow Community School) - injured. Club: Clontarf.
19. Sean O’Brien (Blackrock College) - in ireland u19 squad, starting 6 for Blackrock.
21. Cian Prendergast (Newbridge College) - playing for UCD. Involved with Ireland u19 earlier in season.
22. Anthony Ryan (Clongowes Wood College) - in ireland u19 squad. Club: DUFC
23. Ben Murphy (Presentation College Bray) - in ireland u18 squad, starting 9 for Pres Bray.
26. Chris Cosgrave (St. Michael’s College) - in ireland u18 squad, starting 13 for St. Michaels.

Ireland u18 club/school side:

9. Shane Murphy (Skerries) - Club: UCD, Cara Cup.
8. Ed Brennan (Blackrock College) - starting 8 for Blackrock, wider u19 squad.
16. Mark Nicholson (Wicklow) - still in school, playing backrow for club.

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FRANCE UNDER-20 DEVELOPMENT XV 17 IRELAND UNDER-19s 21, Stade Municipal, Lumio, Corsica
Scorers: France U-20 Development: Tries: Thibaut Hamonou, Grégoire Bazin, Penalty try; Con: Pen try con
Ireland U-19s: Tries: Harry Noonan, Aaron Sexton, Mark Hernan; Cons: Jack Crowley 3
HT: France U-20 Development 10 Ireland U-19s 7

A last-minute try from Mark Hernan, St. Michael’s Leinster Schools Senior Cup-winning captain, sealed the result for Tom Tierney’s side. They recovered from 10-0 and 17-7 deficits with Old Wesley prop Harry Noonan and Ulster prospect Aaron Sexton both touching down, while Bandon Grammar School skipper Jack Crowley landed all three conversions.

It was a difficult assignment for the Ireland U-19s given their only outing of the season was back in December against Australia, whereas the France U-20 Development had already played eight games, including seven internationals. The French had defeated England (41-21), South Africa (28-21), Wales (52-7), Italy (40-10), Georgia twice, and also Scotland (66-5) just last week.

As expected, the hosts started the game strongly and controlled a good percentage of the possession and territory in the opening exchanges. Ireland defended heroically but there was little they could do to prevent a pacy seventh-minute break ending in a try for back rower Thibaut Hamonou, who has signed his first professional contract with Toulouse.

Openside Hernan spent time in the sin-bin as Ireland came under further pressure, leaking a second unconverted try to Grégoire Bazin in the 17th minute. With captain John McKee and fellow U-20 Grand Slam winners David McCann and Brian Deeny showing the way, Tierney’s charges started to come more and more into the game.

A series of attacks saw them take control of play and pressurise France via lineouts within try-scoring range. The home defence could not hold out, and just before half-time, loosehead Noonan was driven over from a well-executed maul. Crowley added the extras to cut the gap to 10-7 at the interval.

Both teams resumed in the second half in a very positive manner, attacking with ball in hand at every opportunity. Both defences maintained their shape and were unwilling to give up points. That was until the final quarter when the fitness, skill, attitude, organisation and determination of the Ireland team shone through.

Despite giving away a penalty try due to a collapsed maul in the 63rd minute, Ireland responded immediately with a flurry of attacks which saw Bangor speedster Sexton finish off a well-taken try, converted by Crowley. The score set up a grandstand finish with the 700 spectators gripped by the end-to-end action.

The visitors stuck to their strengths and attacked from both scrums and lineouts close to the French line. With just seconds remaining, they built through the phases before Hernan managed to find a sliver of space and touch down from close range. Crowley nailed his third successful kick to make it a four-point winning margin.

In winning on French soil, Tierney’s class of 2019 followed in the footsteps of the Ireland U-19 team of 2015 which defeated France 13-10 at Marcoussis during the annual two-match series. Current senior internationals Jacob Stockdale and Andrew Porter were part of that squad, four years ago.

McKee and his team-mates will have an opportunity to complete a 2-0 series win at Stade Armand-Cesari in Bastia, Corsica on Easter Saturday (kick-off 8pm local time/7pm Irish time).

IRELAND U-19: Oran McNulty (Galwegians/Connacht); Ethan McIlroy (Methodist College Belfast/Ulster), Luis Faria (Dublin University/Leinster), Mick O’Gara (Presentation College Bray/Leinster), Aaron Sexton (Bangor Grammar School/Ulster); Jack Crowley (Bandon Grammar School/Munster), Lewis Finlay (Ballynahinch/Ulster); Harry Noonan (Old Wesley/Leinster), John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster) (capt), Liam Winnett (Buccaneers/Connacht), Brian Deeny (Clontarf/Leinster), Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster), Ciaran Booth (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby), Mark Hernan (St. Michael’s College/Leinster), David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster).

Replacements used: Ben Power (Queen’s University/Ulster) for O’Gara(12) (47 mins), Anthony Ryan (Dublin University/Leinster) for Booth(6), Scott Buckley (CBC Cork/Munster) for McKee(2), Eoin O’Connor (Waterpark/Munster) for Ahern(5) (all 56), Andrew Smith (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) for McIlroy(14) (60), Fionn Finlay (St. Michael’s College/Leinster) for Winnett(3) (68).

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2019 Shane Horgan Cup - Final Round

In Cill Dara;
U16: North Midlands v Midlands at 11.30am
U18: North Midlands v Midlands at 1pm

In IT carlow;
U16: southeast v metro at 11.30am
U18: southeast v metro at 1pm

U18 North Midlands team

Show Spoiler:

15. Keelan O'Connell (North Kildare)
14. Tom Martin (Cill Dara)
13. Alex Robinson (Cill Dara)
12. Adam Keating (Naas)
11. Jack White (North Kildare)
10. Shane O'Loughlin (Cill Dara)
9. Sean Nolan (Athy)
8. Fionn McWey (Portloaise)
7. Liam Lynch (Athy)
6. Cian McCann (Portarlington)
5. Ruari Clarke (Cill Dara)
4. Patrick Corrigan (Newbridge)
3. Connor Parsons (Naas)
2. John Kehoe (Portloaise)
1. Oisin Michael (Cill Dara)

U16 North Midlands team

Show Spoiler:

15. Andrew Osbourne (Naas)
14. Dylan O'Keefe (Newbridge)
13. Conor Martin (Cill Dara)
12. Culann Carbery (Athy)
11. Eoin Worrell (Portarlington)
10. Jack McKevitt (Naas)
9. Joe O'Toole(Portlaoise)
1. Caelan O'Raighaill (North Kildare)
2. Sean Tipper (Naas)
3. James Choiseul (Naas)
4. Jim Peters (Portlaoise)
5. Kevin Downey (Athy)
6. Lachlann Kelleher (Athy)
7. Fiachra Scully (Athy)
8. Sean Maher (Cill Dara)

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U16
North Midlands 23
Midlands 8

South East 26
Metro 27

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U18
North Midlands 38
Midlands 40

South East 33
Metro 26

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ireland u18 schools lost 17-24.

from a leinster POV, Barron, Soroka, Boyle, Hickey & Cosgrave impressed in the time they got.

Murphy was mixed off the bench and Osbourne was good but quiet on the wing.

Martin didn't play.

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highlights of ireland u19 win over france

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... MbJFh-ot1o

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3 ex Greystones mini's playing for Ireland U19

left to right
Mick O'Gara(Centre/Pres Bray)
Sean O'Brien(Blindside/Blackrock)
Harry Noonan(LH Prop/Greystones/Old Wesley)

Show Spoiler:

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Levi Vaughan (Terenure College/Leinster) - Prop/Hooker
Jonathan Fish (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Lock
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College/Leinster) - Backrow
Jack Guinane (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Backrow
Rob Gilsenan (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Scrumhalf

All bar Gilsenan,who could be i don't know, are injured to varying degrees, one was injured in a trial match for the Ireland squads.

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Levi Vaughan (Terenure College/Leinster) - Prop/Hooker
Jonathan Fish (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Lock
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College/Leinster) - Backrow
Jack Guinane (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Backrow
Rob Gilsenan (St. Michaels College/Leinster) - Scrumhalf

All bar Gilsenan,who could be i don't know, are injured to varying degrees, one was injured in a trial match for the Ireland squads.

Thanks.