MUNSTER HAVE ANNOUNCED their academy intake for next year with ex-Leinster fullback Jack Power and Welsh underage international James McCarthy among 11 new recruits for 2017/18.
Five of the Ireland squad from last monthโs U20 World Championships are also included, while Power moves south following a year in the Leinster setup.
McCarthy, who scored two tries against Ireland for a Welsh Schools side in April, was previously part of the underage system at Newport Gwent Dragons and now enters the southern provinceโs academy at the first year stage.
The fullback is joined on the roster by Liam Coombes (Garryowen), Joey Conway (UL Bohs), Conor Fitzgerald (Shannon), Jack Stafford (Shannon) and Alan Tynan (Young Munster) who all featured for Ireland at the JWC in Georgia.
Craig Casey (Ardscoil Rรญs), Daniel Hurley (Garryowen), Alex McHenry (Cork Con) and Jack OโSullivan (PBC) make up the first year roster, with a total of 20 players set to be in the academy for this season.
Munster academy:
Year 3: Liam OโConnor (Prop/Cork Con), JP Phelan (Prop/Garryowen).
Year 2: Gavin Coombes (Backrow/Young Munster), Shane Daly (Centre/Cork Con), John Foley (Backrow/Shannon), Calvin Nash (Centre/Wing/Young Munster), Vincent OโBrien (Hooker/Cork Con), Sean OโConnor (Lock/Garryowen), Fineen Wycherley (Lock/Young Munster).
Year 1: Craig Casey (Scrumhalf/Ardscoil Rรญs), Joey Conway (Prop/UL Bohs), Liam Coombes (Back three/Garryowen), Conor Fitzgerald (Outhalf/Shannon), Daniel Hurley (Back three/Garryowen), James McCarthy (Fullback), Alex McHenry (Centre/Cork Con), Jack OโSullivan (Back row/PBC), Jack Power (Fullback), Jack Stafford (Scrumhalf/Shannon), Alan Tynan (Outhalf/Young Munster).
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Iโm sure Swedenโs current strikers who got them there are delighted.
Just when you thought he couldnโt become more unlikeable,
Disrespectful to his fellow pros and arrogance beyond belief!
@Caoimhin OโMurchadha: Weโre all just speculating. Whatโs the view in Sweden I wonder?
@Mike: No matter what way you look at it Mike heโs taking a seat on the plane that he didnโt earn, no Swedish player is going to call him out over it though because he has legendary status over there, he was a fantastic player for them over the years but this is unfair.
@Mike: Studying abroad and have met a lot of swedes and they would all welcome him back. Heโs a hero in their eyes, the greatest ever swede.
@Caoimhin OโMurchadha: Any player in the squad earns their place. Heโll hardly be the only player to not feature regularly or at all in qualifying to be in a World Cup squad.
Theyโve qualified purely down to the fact that he wasnโt there. Theyโre a team without him.
Iโd never wish an injury on any sports player, but I wouldnโt be surprised if a few of the Swedish strikers might be getting a few voodoo dolls. Absolute awful behaviour from Zlatan and from the coaching staff if they allow him.
My guess he wonโt be picked
Must be a slow news day. This article was first posted at 6.15pm yesterday and the article about Man Unitedโs loss to West Brom was posted at 5.50pm yet these are the top 2 stories on 42 this morning having been re-posted. Bad journalism. You need to do better.