6 players from Sligo Grammar School who were part of the Connacht Schools Senior Cup winning team in March have been selected for the Connacht under-18 team for an interprovincial series game against Ulster on Saturday.
Arann Platt, Diarmuid O’Connell (who plays his club rugby with Carrick On Shannon RFC), Ambrose Bamber, Gerard Murtagh, captain Earl Norris and Max Hunter all played staring roles as Sligo Grammar School won it’s first Senior Cup since 2014.
Oisin O’Neill, a Summerhill College student and a Sligo RFC player is also part of the matchday squad of 23 for the interprovincial series game which takes place at Newforge in Belfast at 1.30pm.
Connacht under-18 team to face Ulster:
1 Arann Platt (Sligo RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
2 Sean Rohan (Buccaneers RFC, CBS College, Coláiste Mhuire)
3 Shay Phillips (Corinthians RFC, Coláiste Éinde)
4 Diarmuid O’Connell (Carrick On Shannon RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
5 Ambrose Bamber [VC] (Sligo RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
6 Patrick Egan (Buccaneers RFC, Marist College)
7 Harry Duffy (Galwegians RFC, Yeats College)
8 Niall Tallon (Buccaneers RFC, Marist College)
9 Orin Burke (Monivea RFC, Presentation College Athenry)
10 Conall Gill (Westport RFC, Rice College)
11 Gerard Murtagh (Sligo RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
12 Earl Norris [Captain] (Sligo RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
13 Caden Grant (Corinthians RFC, St. Joseph’s Patrician College)
14 Patrick Flannelly (Castlebar RFC, St Gerald’s DLS College)
15 Cian Brady (Monivea RFC, Coláiste an Eachréidh)
16 Max Hunter (Sligo RFC, Sligo Grammar School)
17 Daniel Noone (Claremorris Colts RFC, St Colman’s College)
18 Finian Murry (Monivea RFC, Holy Rosary College)
19 Oisin McNicholas (Ballina RFC, St Louis Community School)
20 Joshua Tunny Ware (Westport RFC, Rice College)
21 Ben Donnelly (Corrib RFC, Presentation College Headford)
22 Oisin O’Neill (Sligo RFC, Summerhill College)
23 Sean Walsh (Corinthians RFC, Coláiste Éinde)
