Brown Starts Against Italy

Mallow RFC & CBC player Yasin Browne was capped for Ireland U18 Schools against Italy last weekend. Yasin was named on the starting fifteen at second row. His Irish Cap adds to a proud number of Introprovincial and national caps for the Mallow club. This is added to Kieran Stoke's Irish U19 cap against Australia recently and Mike Lenihan's Irish Youths (U18 Clubs) caps against Scotland, Georgia, England & France.The North Cork club has produced a number of quality players over the past few years, Sam Cronin represented Irish Unversities & Irish Clubs, while Ian Nagle has played in the U19 World cup & now enjoys professional rugby with Munster. These players, including Ronan McCarthy, Hugh Keena, Fion O Shea have also represented Munster at Youths, Schools, U19s & U20s. Mallow RFC congratulates Yasin on his great achievement.

Terry McMaster is coaching the Ireland Under-18 Schools squad alongside former internationals Kenny Hooks and Gabriel Fulcher, with Lorcan Balfe the team manager.

IRELAND UNDER-18 SCHOOLS TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Italy Under-18s, International Match, Donnybrook, Saturday, December 19, kick-off 1pm):

15 - Charlie Simpson (Ballymena Academy)
14 - Stephen MacAuley (Clongowes Wood College)
13 - Peter Nelson (Royal School Dungannon)
12 - JJ Hanrahan (Rockwell College)
11 - Sam Coghlan-Murray (Newbridge College)
10 - Paddy Jackson (Methodist College Belfast)
9 - Luke McGrath (St. Michael's College)
1 - Des Merrey (King's Hospital)
2 - Niall Scannell (PBC Cork)
3 - Peter Reilly (Castleknock College)
4 - Shane Buckley (Rockwell College)
5 - Yasin Browne (CBC Cork)
6 - Adam Clarkin (Terenure College)
7 - Aaron Conneely (Colaiste Iognaid)
8 - Daniel Qualter (Sligo Grammar School)

Replacements:

16 - James Rael (Castletroy Community College)
17 - Rory Harrison (Methodist College Belfast)
18 - Kyle McCall (Wallace High School)
19 - Eoghan Cross (Crescent Community College)
20 - Harry Doyle (Royal School Armagh)
21 - Ritchie McMaster (Coleraine Academical Institution)
22 - Ross Jones (Castleknock College)