{"id":290648,"date":"2026-02-10T14:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/290648\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:44:07","slug":"limerick-players-in-ireland-club-xv-matchday-squad-to-face-scotland-clubs-side-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/290648\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick players in Ireland Club XV matchday squad to face Scotland Clubs side on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEAD Coach Adam Craig has named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/245\/sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ireland Club XV<\/a> match day squad for Friday\u2019s clash with Scotland Clubs, which takes place at Energia Park this Friday, February 13, kick-off 6.30pm, live on IrishRugby+.<\/p>\n<p>The squad features strong representation from across the Energia All-Ireland League with Young Munster represented in the squad along with the likes of Cork Constitution, Clontarf, Terenure College and Ballynahinch prominent.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Jack Kelleher brings leadership and experience to the side, having captained the squad last year against Portugal A and has been a consistent performer at club level and a key figure in Cork Constitution\u2019s recent success.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/hurling\/2011134\/pictures-limerick-hurling-fans-cheer-side-to-division-1a-national-league-victory-over-kilkenny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PICTURES: Limerick hurling fans cheer side to Division 1A National League victory over Kilkenny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s fixture in Energia Park will see the teams compete for the Dalriada Cup, which was last contested between Ireland and Scotland Clubs in 2020 and won by the Ireland side.<\/p>\n<p>In the front row, David Begley (Young Munster), Bobby Sheehan (Lansdowne) and Luke Masters (Cork Constitution) are named, while Sean Rigney (Terenure College) partners Fionn Gilbert (Clontarf) in the second row.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Kelleher leads the side from blindside flanker and is joined in the back row by Ronan Watters (St Mary\u2019s College) at openside and Bradley Luney (Ballynahinch) at number eight.<\/p>\n<p>At half-back, Adam Maher (Cork Constitution) is selected at scrum-half alongside Conor Kelly (Clontarf) at out-half. The midfield pairing sees Aran Egan (Terenure College) link up with Myles Carey (St. Mary\u2019s College).<\/p>\n<p>The back three is made up of Aaron Sexton (Ballynahinch) and Sean French (Cork Constitution) on the wings, with Conor Rankin (Ballynahinch) at full-back.<\/p>\n<p>On the bench, Claytan Milligan (Ballynahinch), Marcus Hanan (Terenure College), Adam Tuite (Terenure College), Bailey Faloon (Young Munster) and David Whitten (Instonians) provide forward cover, while Sam Owens, Tadhg Bird (both Clontarf) and Adam LaGrue (Terenure College) complete the Match Day Squad.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, four travelling reserves will accompany the squad to Energia Park, Tom O\u2019Reilly (St. Mary\u2019s), Max Russell (Terenure College), Will McDonald (Old Belvedere) and Jack Matthews (Lansdowne).<\/p>\n<p>Ireland Club XV Match Day Squad (v Scotland Clubs)<\/p>\n<p>1. David Begley \u2013 Young Munster RFC<br \/>2. Bobby Sheehan \u2013 Lansdowne FC<br \/>3. Luke Masters \u2013 Cork Constitution FC<br \/>4. Sean Rigney \u2013 Terenure College RFC<br \/>5. Fionn Gilbert \u2013 Clontarf FC<br \/>6. Jack Kelleher (C) \u2013 Cork Constitution FC<br \/>7. Ronan Watters \u2013 St. Mary\u2019s College RFC<br \/>8. Bradley Luney \u2013 Ballynahinch RFC<br \/>9. Adam Maher \u2013 Cork Constitution FC<br \/>10. Conor Kelly \u2013 Clontarf FC<br \/>11. Aaron Sexton \u2013 Ballynahinch RFC<br \/>12. Aran Egan \u2013 Terenure College RFC<br \/>13. Myles Carey \u2013 St. Mary\u2019s College RFC<br \/>14. Sean French \u2013 Cork Constitution FC<br \/>15. Conor Rankin \u2013 Ballynahinch RFC<\/p>\n<p>Replacements:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>16. Claytan Milligan \u2013 Ballynahinch RFC<br \/>17. Marcus Hanan \u2013 Terenure College RFC<br \/>18. Adam Tuite \u2013 Terenure College RFC<br \/>19. Bailey Faloon \u2013 Young Munster RFC<br \/>20. David Whitten \u2013 Instonians RFC<br \/>21. Sam Owens \u2013 Clontarf FC<br \/>22. Tadhg Bird \u2013 Clontarf FC<br \/>23. Adam LaGrue \u2013 Terenure College RFC<\/p>\n<p>Traveling Reserves:<\/p>\n<p>Tom O\u2019Reilly \u2013 St Marys College RFC<br \/>Max Russell \u2013 Terenure College RFC<br \/>Will McDonald \u2013 Old Belvedere RFC<br \/>Jack Matthews \u2013 Lansdowne FC<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HEAD Coach Adam Craig has named the Ireland Club XV match day squad for Friday\u2019s clash with Scotland&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290649,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[34859,61,60,11897,43,34863],"class_list":{"0":"post-290648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-all-ireland-league","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-munster-rugby","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-young-munster-rfc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}