CRUSHEEN’s Xabi Scanlan has been included in the Irish U18 schools rugby squad for the Easter tournament in France.
Ireland face England on Friday (April 3rd), Spain on Tuesday (April 7th) and France on Saturday April 11th as part of the Easter tournament. The games are to take place in Stade Louis Darragon, Vichy, France.
Included in the Irish squad is Xabi Scanlan from Crusheen, a student at Castletroy College. As part of their preparations, they played against Wales in an uncapped fixture in Clontarf.
He is one of seven Munster players included alongside Harry Heagney, Tom Murray, Rian Macfarlane O’Shea, Ryan McCormack, Alex Moloney and Daniel Murphy.
Positioned at number eight, Xabi also represented Munster for the U18 schools side which concluded their inter-provincial campaign in September.
The Ireland U-18 Schools squad’s campaigns have been extended in recent seasons to include the U-18 Six Nations Festival – a crucial development platform providing invaluable experience in a high-performance environment – and more opportunities against elite opposition in the form of August’s U-18 International Series in South Africa.
FORWARDS
Herbie Boyle (St Michael’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Lewis Robinson (Regent House/Ulster Rugby)
Harry Heagney (Glenstal Abbey/Clontarf RFC/Munster Rugby)
Brion Donagh (Newbridge College/Leinster Rugby)
David Kenny (St Mary’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Alex Stinson (Royal School Armagh/Ulster Rugby)
Tom Murray (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
Phil Lynch (St Michael’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Dara Walsh (Coláiste Éinde/Corinthians RFC/Connacht Rugby)
James Whitty (St Mary’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Rian Macfarlane O’Shea (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
Michael Smyth (Terenure College/Leinster Rugby)
Thiabault Campbell (Wesley College/Leinster Rugby)
Xabi Scanlan (Castletroy College/Munster Rugby)
BACKS
Johnny Woods (Wesley College/Leinster Rugby)
Luke Coffey (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Charlie O’Connor (RBAI/Ulster Rugby)
Paddy Scally (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Ryan McCormack (Ardscoil Ris HS/Munster Rugby)
Joshua Grant (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster Rugby)
Luke Kelly (Newbridge College/Leinster Rugby)
Matthew McCarthy (St Michael’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Rhys Keogh (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Alex Moloney (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
Finn Brennan (Kilkenny College/Leinster Rugby)
Daniel Murphy (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
Management
Michael Hodge: Head Coach
Brendan O’Connor: Assistant Coach
Morgan Codyre: Assistant Coach
Seamus Toomey: Scrum Coach
Alan Doonan: Team Analyst
Mark Synott: Athletic Development Coach
Nyall Brady: Performance Nutritionist
David Lyons: Team Physical
Prof. John Ryan: Team Doctor
Stephen O’Hara: Team Manager
Lar Hogan: Team Logistics
