IRFU Under 18 Rugby Festival Set to Kick-Off at University of Limerick
The IRFU is hosting a new U18 Rugby Festival over the next 10 days at the University of Limerick which will feature eight representative sides and over 200 players.
IRFU Athletic Performance and Nutrition staff have tailored recovery sessions and strategies for the players as one of the main focuses of the festival is to instil good habits from a young age.
The festival will also include player and coach development modules on non-match days. This will focus on areas such as Skill Development, Mental Skills, Nutrition and Recovery.
There will be a Q&A session with players from the Munster and Ireland squads on how to manage yourself as an athlete off-field, while Ireland Skills & Kicking Coach Richie Murphy will lead a workshop on individual and collective skills for the coaches as part of their continuing development.
Speaking about the campus-based festival format, IRFU Age Grade Manager Eoin Hogan, said; "This is the first year of the new format. We are excited about bringing together all the teams and coaches.
You can keep up to date with the festival on the Irish Rugby social channels.
Game Day 1 – Saturday 18th August:
11am – Leinster Clubs v Connacht U18
1pm – Ulster Schools v Munster Schools
3pm – Ulster Clubs v Munster Clubs
5pm – Leinster Schools v IQ Rugby
Game Day 2 – Wednesday 22nd August:
11am – Ulster Schools v IQ Rugby
1pm – Leinster Clubs v Ulster Clubs
3pm – Munster Clubs v Connacht U18
5pm – Munster Schools v Leinster Schools
Game Day 3 – Sunday 26th August:
11am – Munster Schools v IQ Rugby
1pm – Connacht U18 v Ulster Clubs
3pm – Ulster Schools v Leinster Schools
5pm – Munster Clubs v Leinster Clubs
All games on the University of Limerick Pavilion 3G Pitch
Connacht U18 2018
Alan Duffy (Ballina/Jesus and Mary Enniscrone)
Caolan Hopkins (Ballina/St. Josephs, Foxford)
Cathal Fleming (Monivea/ Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew)
Cian Scanlon (Corinthians/ Colaiste Cholmcille)
Conal O'Grioffa (Corinthians/ Scoil Chuimsitheach)
Daragh Murray (Buccaneers/ Colaiste Chiaran)
Diarmuid McCormack (Corinthians/ Colaiste Iognaid)
Donnacha Byrne (Sligo/ Colaiste Mhuire)
Eoin DeBuitlear (Corinthians Scoil Chuimsitheach)
Hubert Costello (Corinthians/ Calasanctius College)
Kacper Palamarczuk (Westport/ Rice College)
Martin Fallon (Buccaneers/ Marist College)
Matthew Earley (Carrick on Shannon/ Sligo Grammar)
Oisin McCormack (Ballinasloe/ Garbally)
Aodha Hession (Creggs/CBS Roscommon)
Cathal Forde (Corinthians/ Colaiste Iognaid)
Conor O'Shaughnessy (Galweigans/ St Jarleths)
Daragh Hanrahan (Corinthians/ Colaiste Iognaid)
Harry Ballsiger (West Offaly Lions/ Gallen CS)
Hubert Gilvarry (Sligo/Sligo Grammar)
Jack Power (Galweigans/ Colaiste Iognaid)
Leo McFarlane (Buccaneers/ Marist College)
Luke Hogge (Sligo/ Colaiste Mhuire)
Rory McCleane (Oughterard/ Colaiste Einde)
Sam O'Sullivan (Creggs/ Marist College)
Dylan Keane (Ballinrobe/ Roscrea)
Head Coach – Colm Tucker
Leinster U18 Clubs 2018
Ben Jones (MU Barnhall)
Cormac Fenton (Wicklow)
David Manning (Mullingar)
Fionn O'Hara (Mullingar)
Jamie Osbourne (Naas)
Josh O'Connor (Wexford)
Karl Martin (Boyne)
Niall Hiiliard (MU Barnhall)
Ryan Foley (Athy)
Tim Corkery (Kilkenny)
Will Reilly (Portlaoise)
Cathal Purcell (Dundalk)
David Murphy (Blackrock)
Diarmuid Brannock (Cill Dara)
Finn Tierney (Newpark)
Jack Hanley (MU Barnhall)
Jordan Finney (Navan)
Mark Boyle (Gorey)
Michael Hand (Birr)
Patrick Kiernan (Greystones)
Phillip Byrne (Tullow)
Rob Murphy (Gorey)
Ryan Doyle (Barnhall)
Sean Kelly-Komolafe (Wexford)
Temilolhwa Adewunmi-Lasisi (Enniscorthy)
James Reilly (Ardee)
Head Coach – Joe Carbery
Leinster U18 Schools 2018
Rob Gilsenan (St Michael's College)
Ben Murphy (Presentation Brothers Bray)
David Wilkinson (Clongowes Wood College)
Niall Carroll (St Michael's College)
Justin Leonard (Belvedere College)
Chris Cosgrave (St Michael's College)
Arthur Henry (Gonzaga College)
Simon O'Kelly (St Michael's College)
Ed Kelly (St Michael's College)
Tim O'Brien (Clongowes Wood College)
Matthew Grogan (Belvedere College)
Josh Pyper (Presentation Brothers Bray)
Levi Vaughan (Terenure College)
Sam Illo (Wesley College)
Hugo O'Malley (Blackrock College)
Barry Dooley (Clongowes Wood College)
Lee Barron (St Michael's College)
Calum Dowling (Clongowes Wood College)
Jonathan Fish (St Michael's College)
Alex Soroka (Belvedere College)
Jack Guinane (St Michael's College)
Aaron Coleman (Belvedere College)
Jack Barry (Gonzaga College)
Will Hickey (St Michael's College)
Tom Gilheany (Clongowes Wood College)
Gavin Meagher (Cistercian College Roscrea)
Head Coach – Andy Skehan
Irish Qualified Under 18 2018
George Addington (Epsom College)
Liam Bishop (Doncaster Knights Academy)
Shane Cawley (Munster Rugby)
Owen Chaplin (Durham Johnston)
David Coleman (Blue Coat School Reading, Berkshire)
Tomas Donnellan (Hills Road Sixth Form College)
Albert Dwan (Wellington College)
Darragh Gleeson (City of London Freemens School)
Caleb Douglas (Ellesmere College)
Joe Keohane (Burnham Grammer School)
Alastair Merrill (St Ambrose College)
Raef Murphy (St Johns School, Leatherhead)
Ollie Newey (Christ College, Brecon)
Oliver Norris (Whitgift School)
Monty Royston (Hartpury College)
Dan Aldwinckle (RGS Guildford)
Shane Buckley (Munster Rugby)
Sean Bundy (St Joseph’s College, Ipswich)
Michael Cooke (Sedbergh School)
Tom Durkan (Newhall School)
Hayden Hyde (Cranleigh School)
Zach Kavanagh (SGS Filton)
James Langston (Harrow School)
Niall McGann (Whitgift School)
Matthew Ward (Park View School)
Jacob Whelan (Wimbledon College)
Benedict Quinn (St Peter's School York)
Head Coach – Kevin Maggs
Munster U18 Clubs 2018
Ciaran Bohane (Ballincollig)
Conor McMahon (Nenagh)
Craig Hannon (Galbally)
Darragh McCarthy (Cobh Pirates)
Dylan Brosnan (Young Munster)
Dylan Murphy (Nenagh)
Eddie McIntosh (Clonmel)
Ethan Coughlan (Ennis)
Fearghail O'Donoghue (Cashel)
Gavin Foley (Skibbereen)
Ihechi Oji (Douglas)
Jack Barrett (Bruff)
Jack Cosgrave (Young Munster)
Jack O'Keeffe (Nenagh Ormond)
Jamie Shanahan (Skibbereen)
Jay Traynor (Waterpark)
Kian Regan (Tralee)
Liam Murphy (Young Munster)
Matt McCarthy (Clonakilty)
Richard Wallace (Killarney)
Tadhg Galvin (Bandon)
Tim Hegarty (Old Christian's)
Tony Butler (Ennis)
Head Coach – Noel O’Meara
Munster U18 Schools 2018
Donagh Hyland (Glenstal Abbey School)
Corey Hanlon (CBC)
Billy Kingston (PBC)
Mark Donnelly (CBC)
Craig Finn (St. Munchin's College)
Luke Obersby (Midleton College)
John Forde (PBC)
Jack Kelleher (PBC)
Jack Ward Murphy (Ardscoil Ris)
Daniel Okeke (Ardscoil Ris)
Niall Queally (Glenstal Abbey School)
Mark O' Connor (CBC)
Cian Whooley (CBC)
Jake Connolly (Crescent College Comprehensive)
Jack Delaney (Crescent College Comprehensive)
Killian Dineen (Ardscoil Ris)
Harry O' Riordan (Christian Brothers College)
Aaron Leahy (CBC)
Michael Hand (PBC)
Conor Sheahan (CBC)
Daniel Hurley (PBC)
Ronan O' Sullivan (CBC)
Will Twomey (Glenstal Abbey School)
Will O' Callaghan (Ardscoil Ris)
Head Coach – Brendan O’Connor
Ulster U18 Clubs 2018
Michael McKeon Boyle (Virginia)
Sam Rainey (Armagh)
Evan Charters (Virginia)
Keenan Barrett (Letterkenny)
James McMaster (Grosvenor)
Philip Nicholl (Armagh)
Stephen Kelly (Letterkenny)
Cein McColgan (City Of Derry)
John Glasgow (Armagh)
Ashely Tweed (Ballymoney)
Jack Milton (Ballyclare)
James Crummie (Armagh)
Sam Murray (Armagh)
Kyle Gill (Ballynahinch)
Rory Maginty (Letterkenny)
Rhys Cobain (Belfast Met)
Luke McMullan (Dungannon)
Thomas McDevitt (Instonians)
Matthew Hamilton (Malone)
James Campbell (Armagh)
Thomas Wilson (Carrickfergus)
Alan Thompson (Coleraine)
Stuart Patterson (FS Lisburn)
Stuart Wightman (Belfast Met)
Oran O'Neill (Malone)
Curtis Henry (Cambridge House)
Head Coach – Jonny Gillespie
Ulster U18 Schools 2018
Jonathan Agnew (RS Armagh)
Ben Carson (Wallace HS)
Reuban Crothers (Wallace HS)
Nathan Doak (Wallace HS)
Joel Dundas (Wallace HS)
Oscar Egan (Coleraine GS)
Jack Gamble (Ballyclare HS)
Luke Graham (Methodist College)
Adam Hanna (Banbridge Academy)
Jack Harte (Friends' School)
Brandon Hassan (BRA)
Will Hopes (Regent House)
Greg Hutley (Down HS)
Patrick McApline (Campbell College)
Robin McIlveen (RBAI)
Conor McKee (Sullivan Upper)
Ben Moxham (Larne HS)
Luke Pollock (Dalriada)
Jude Postlethwaite (RBAI)
Conor Rankin (Campbell College)
Jude Roberts (RS Armagh)
Matthew Sands (St Colmans College)
George Saunderson (Sullivan Upper)
Tom Stewart (BRA)
Gareth Wells (Bangor GS)
Riley Westwood (Bangor GS)
Head Coach – Kieran Campbell