Irish Schools Team To Play Wales

Diarmuid Laffan will captain Ireland from blind side wing forward in the Schools Rugby international against Wales at Donnybrook on Saturday next
(kick off 6 pm).

Scrum half Duncan Williams from CBC Cork is the only survivor from last
season, although Paul Collins, from Templeogue College, who was a
replacement last season is now selected at prop forward.

The Ireland team, which will be sponsored by O2 Ireland, the Official Mobile
Communications Supplier to the IRFU, for the next three years, will play
away internationals against England and France on April 9th and 17th.

The Irish Schools team selected to play Wales on Saturday, 3rd April 2004 at
Donnybrook at 18.00hrs is as follows:

15 – Robert Kearney (Clongowes Wood College)
14 – Rory Drysdale (Belfast Royal Academy)
13 – Tom Gleeson (PBC Cork)
12 – Darren Cave (Sullivan Upper School)
11 – Peter Shallow (Rockwell College)
10 – Conan Doyle (Ard Scoil Ris)
9 – Duncan Williams (CBC Cork)
1 – Gary Walsh (Blackrock College)
2 – Sean Cronin (Ard Scoil Ris)
3 – Paul Collins (Templeogue College)
4 – Jamie Cornett (Royal School Armagh)
5 – Devin Toner (Castlenock College)
6 – Diarmuid Laffan (Blackrock College) Capt
7 – Barry O’Mahony (Crescent College)
8 – David Pollock (Royal School Dungannon)

Replacements:
16 – Gavin O’Meara (St. Mary’s College)
17 – Tony O’Kane (St
Gerard’s School)
18 – Brian McGovern (St Mary’s College)
19 – Darren O’
Reilly (Blackrock College)
20 – Joe Burns (Coleraine Academical
Institution)
21 – Jonathan Watt (Royal Belfast Academical Institution)
22 – Evan Ryan (PBC Cork).