Limerick players named in Irish club rugby squad for Portugal training camp

FOUR Limerick based players have been named in Sean Skehan's 37-man Ireland Club XV training squad that will head to Portugal in March.

The Irish side will play a game against Portugal 'A' in Lisbon and Limerick will be well represented on the trip with Young Munster trio of Alan Kennedy, Bailey Faloon, David Begley and Garryowen captain Bryan Fitzgerald also included.

Current Terenure and former Shannon player Luke Clohessy has also gotten the nod. Daniel Hurley, who played schools rugby with Crescent Comp and is now with Cork Con, former Young Munster winger Conor Hayes, and ex Glenstal Abbey schools player Aran Egan also make the squad.

Thirteen clubs in total are represented in the club squad that will come together three times in the coming months at the IRFU High Performance Centre, before the fixture on March 8.

Skehan has a wealth of knowledge and is currently coaching Terenure in the AIL, having previously worked with Garryowen as their senior coach. He also worked with the Munster U19s and Glenstal Abbey's Senior Cup team and is current head coach with the Connacht U18s.

"I’m excited to get working with this group of players and to get the preparations underway with this squad," Skehan told the IRFUs official website. "They’re an ambitious and talented group and its exciting to see what they can do.”

"We have a mix of experience and young players in the side, and a lot of these guys will be playing in a club international for the first time so it’s massively exciting for them. We are looking forward to getting our training camps underway ahead of the trip to Portugal.”

Garryowen's John Staunton is part of the coaching team with responsibility for the scrum.

The full squad is as follows:

Alan Bennie (Terenure College RFC)
Alan Kennedy (Young Munster RFC)
Alessandro Heaney (Cork Constitution FC)
Aran Egan (Terenure College RFC)
Bailey Faloon (Young Munster RFC)
Ben Griffin (Clontarf FC)
Bobby Sheehan (UCD RFC)
Bradley Luney (Ballynahinch RFC)
Bryan Fitzgerald (Garryowen FC)
Campbell Classon (Terenure College RFC)
Cathal Eddy (Lansdowne FC)
Claytan Milligan (Ballynahinch RFC)
Colm de Buitléar (Terenure College RFC)
Conor Dean (St. Mary’s College RFC)
Conor Hayes (St. Mary’s College RFC)
Craig Adams (Terenure College RFC)
Cronan Gleeson (Old Wesley RFC)
Daniel Hurley (Cork Constitution FC)
David Begley (Young Munster RFC)
David Hyland (Cork Constitution FC)
Diarmuid McCormack (Dublin University FC)
Dylan Donnellan (Clontarf FC)
Fionn Gilbert (Clontarf FC)
George Pringle (Ballynahinch RFC)
Harrison Brewer (Terenure College RFC)
Jack Kelleher (Cork Constitution FC)
James Taylor (Cork Constitution FC)
JJ O’Dea (Clontarf FC)
Jordan Coghlan (Terenure College RFC)
Luke Clohessy (Terenure College RFC)
Mark Best (Ballynahinch RFC)
Mark Hernan (UCD RFC)
Michael Moloney (UCD RFC)
Peter Sylvester (Terenure College RFC)
Rhys O’Donnell (Instonians RFC)
Timmy McNiece (City of Armagh RFC)
Tony Ryan (Clontarf FC)