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FOUR ULSTER PLAYERS IN IRELAND CLUB INTERNATIONAL SQUAD

The Ulster Bank Club International coaching team of Paul Cunningham and Killian Keane have named an extended training squad of 32 players from 15 different clubs in advance of the two Club international fixtures this season.

CLUB UPDATE

Four Ulster based players; Stephen Ferguson (City of Derry), Paul Pritchard (Ballynahinch), Stephen Mulholland and Connor Smyth (both Ballymena) are named on the panel. The Ireland Club XV will play their Scottish counterparts at Old Anniesland in Glasgow on Friday 6th February before lining out at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 14th February as part of a unique double header against the French alongside the RBS 6 Nations senior international. Ticketing and stadium access information for the Aviva Stadium fixture will be announced shortly. Last season the Ireland Club XV recorded two victories defeating the Scottish Clubs 28-3 and England Counties 23-22.

Royce Burke-Flynn // Clontarf Aaron Conneely // Lansdowne Neil Cronin // Garryowen Matt D’Arcy // Clontarf Stephen Ferguson // City of Derry Stephen Gardiner // Lansdowne Shane Grannell // UCD Ian Hirst // Clontarf David Joyce // Clontarf Declan Lavery // Old Belvedere Angus Lloyd // Trinity Daragh Lyons // Cork Con Kyle McCoy // Terenure Kevin McGrath // Skerries Stephen Mulholland // Ballymena Stephen Murphy // UCD Andrew O’Driscoll // Cork Con Kieran O’Gorman // Old Belvedere Eddie O’Keeffe // Young Munster Stephen O’Neill // Terenure Danny Riordan // Old Belvedere Paul Pritchard // Ballynahinch Ian Prendiville // Lansdowne Mark Roche // Lansdowne Eddie Rossiter // Garryowen Sean Coughlan // Blackrock Jonathan Slattery // Old Belvedere CLUB INTERNATIONAL EXTENDED TRAINING SQUAD

Connor Smyth // Ballymena

Connor Smyth // Ballymena Ger Sweeney // Cork Con Sean Walsh // Cashel Fergal Walsh // Terenure Peter O’Shea // Garryowen

Paul Pritchard // Ballynahinch

BACKROOM TEAM

FIXTURES:

Paul Cunningham // Coach Killian Keane // Assistant Coach Seamus McDermott // Team Manager Sinéad Bennett // Team Services Alan Hickey // Baggage Master Alan Rankin // Doctor Ailbe McCormack // Physio Martin McKiernan // S&C Coach

SCOTLAND CLUB XV V IRELAND CLUB XV Friday 6th February 2015, 7.30pm Old Anniesland, Glasgow IRELAND CLUB XV V FRANCE CLUB XV Saturday 14th February 2015, 8.00pm Aviva Stadium

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