Two local players will start for the Connacht Juniors tomorrow in their Interprovincial meeting with Ulster in Castlebar.
Castlebar RFC’s Sean Tonra comes into the side to start as hooker, while Ballina RFC’s Sean O’Connell starts as loose head prop.
The bench sees further representation for Castlebar and Ballina, in the form of Sean Connolly and Liam Jones respectively, while Michael Jordan of Ballyhaunis RFC is also in.
Tomorrow’s game kicks off at 2:30pm in Castlebar.
Connacht Juniors vs Munster Juniors Squad:
Number/Name/Club:
15. Mark Purcell – Creggs RFC
14. Dean O’Reilly – Monivea RFC
13. Conor O’Shaughnessy – Tuam RFC
12. Eoghan Coyle – Creggs RFC (VC)
11. Ethan Griffiths – Connemara RFC
10. Shane Purcell – Creggs RFC
9. Mark Dowd – Creggs RFC
- Sean O’Connell– Ballina RFC
2. Sean Tonra– Castlebar RFC
3. Ian Staunton – Connemara RFC
4. Liam McNamee – Carrick-on-Shannon RFC
5. Martin Cummins – Dunmore RFC (C)
6. James Brandon – Creggs RFC
7. Tommy Mullen – Connemara RFC
8. Brian Diffley – Creggs RFC (VC)
Replacements:
16. Nato Kiripati – Creggs RFC
17. Tom Farrell – Creggs RFC
18. Alex Burke – Corinthians RFC
19. Sean Connolly – Castlebar RFC
20. Michael Jordan – Ballyhaunis RFC
21. Jacob Fleming – Sligo Rugby
22. Conor Burns – Dunmore RFC
23. Liam Jones – Ballina RFC
Management Team:
Head Coach: Kolo Kiripati
Assistant Coach (Backs): Paddy Pearson
Assistant Coach (Forwards): Brian McLearn
Manager: Natalie Fox
S&C: David Mannion
Kit Managers: Anthony Leifi and Maggie Newell
Physio: Joe Smyth
Video Analyst: Evan Gannon
