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URC 2024/25 squads: Irish shield

SPOTLIGHT: In part one of our four-part series – @rugby365com takes a look at the different squads of the Irish teams ahead of the 2024/5 URC season.

Leinster

Forwards:

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Props: Andrew Porter, Rabah Slimani, Micheal Milne, Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson.

Hookers: Lee Barron, Ronan Kelleher, John Mckee, Dan Sheehan.

Locks: Ryan Baird, Brian Deeny, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, RG Snyman.

Loose forwards: Josh van der Flier, Alex Soroka, Scott Penney, Caelan Doris, Max Deegan, Jack Conan, Will Connors.

Backs: 

Scrumhalves: Cormac Foley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Luke McGrath.

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Flyhalves: Harry Byrne, Ross Byrne, Sam Prendergast.

Centres: Jamie Osborne, Tommy O’Brien, Jimmy O’Brien, Robbie Henshaw.

Outside backs: James Lowe, Jordan Larmour Hugo Keenan.

Utility backs: Garry Ringrose, Rob Russell, Liam Turner, Ciaran Frawley.

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Munster

Forwards: 

Props: Stephen Archer, Mark Donnelly, Oli Jager, Dave Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Roman Salanoa, Josh Wycherley.

Hookers: Diarmuid Barron, Scott Buckley, Eoghan Clarke, Niall Scannell.

Locks: Tom Ahren, Edwin Edogbo, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley.

Loose forwards: Jack Daly, Brian Gleeson, John Hodnett, Cian Hurley, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony.

Utility forwards: Tadhg Beirne, Gavin Coombes.

Backs: 

Scrumhalves: Craig Casey, Ethan Coughlan, Connor Murray, Paddy Patterson.

Flyhalves: Billy Burns, Tony Butler, Jack Crowley.

Centres: Shane Daly, Tom Farrell, Sean O’Brien, Rory Scannell.

Outside backs: Thaakir Abrahams, Calvin Nash, Mike Haley.

Utility backs: Patrick Campbell, Liam Coombes, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Alex Nankivell.

Ulster

Forwards: 

Props: Corrie Barrett, Marty Moore, Tom O’Toole, Callum Reid, Scott Wilson, Andrew, Warwick, Eric O’Sullivan.

Hookers: John Andrew, Rob Herring, James McCormick, Tom Stewart.

Locks: Kieran Treadwell, Alan O’Connor, Cormac Izuchukwu, Ian Henderson.

Loose forwards: Reuben Crothers, Lorcan McLoughlin, James McNabney, Marcus Rea, Matty Rea, Sean Reffell, Nick Timoney.

Utility forward: Harry Sheridan.

Backs:

Scrumhalves: John Cooney, Nathan Doak, Micheal McDonald, Conor Mckee, Dave Shanahan.

Flyhalves: Jake Flannery, James Humphreys, Aidan Morgan.

Centres: Ben Carson, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jude Postlethwaite.

Outside backs: Robert Baloucoune, Werner Kok, Ben Moxham, Jacob Stockdale, Zac Ward.

Utility backs: Mike Lowry, Ethan McIlroy, Stewart Moore, Aaron Sexton.

Connacht

Forwards: 

Props: Jack Aungier, Finlay Bealham, Denis Buckley, Peter Dooley, Jordan Duggan, Sam Illo, Temi Lasisi.

Hookers: Eoin de Buitlear, Dave Heffernan, Adam McBurney, Dylan Tierney-Martin.

Locks: Olson Dowling, Joe Joyce, Josh Murphy, Darragh Murray, Niall Murphy, David O’Connor.

Loose forwards: Paul Boyle, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Sean Jansen, Oisin McCormack, Sean O’Brien, Conor Oliver, Cian Prendergast.

Backs:

Scrumhalves: Caolin Blade, Matthew Devine, Ben Murphy, Colm Reilly.

Flyhalves: Jack Carty, JJ Hanrahan.

Centres: Bundee Aki, Cathal Forde, Hugh Gavin, David Hawkshaw, Piers O’Conor, Byron Ralston.

Outside backs: Shayne Bolton, Santiago Cordero, Mack Hansen, Shane Jennings, Chay Mullins, John Porch, Andrew Smith.

Utility back: Josh Ioane.

 

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