The coaching team of Derek Suffern, Darren McGuigan and Jamie Turkington have been putting the squad through their paces and are pleased with the way things have went so far. Team Manager Willie Boyd believes the squad are already a step up on preparations than at the same stage last year. As training progresses the squad will be cut down to around 30 before selecting a final 22.

The squad will be based in Cookstown for the duration of training schedule before friendlies against Foyle College, The Exiles, Ballymena Academy, Coleraine Inst and Dungannon Royal leading onto the 1st Inter-pro match against Leinster at Ravenhill on 15th Sept.

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