Ulster Rugby : Ulster’s Mark McCrea and Darren Cave named on starting XV for Ireland A Team to play Argentina A Team

Ulster’s Mark McCrea and Darren Cave named on starting XV for Ireland A Team to play Argentina A Team

20 June 2008, 4:48 pm

By Christine McNally

Ulster’s Mark McCrea makes a return to the wing and Darren Cave gets his first start of the Churchill Cup tournament, in the Ireland A team to face Argentina A in the “Barclays Churchill Cup” plate final.

Both Ulster men have been selected for the starting XV alongside former Ulster team mates Neil Best and Roger Wilson. Ulster Prop Tom Court, Scrum Half Paul Marshall and Backrow David Pollock, have all been called to the replacements bench for Saturdays game.

The squad sees five changes to the starting lineup that were defeated 12-34 by the England Saxons last Saturday in Toronto. Frank Murphy also gets his first start of the tournament while Denis Fogarty returns to the number two shirt and Connacht Flanker, Johnny O’Connor returns to the number seven spot.

Ireland A Team to play Argentina A Team, Barclays Churchill Cup Plate final, 11.45 hrs (Local time), Toyota Park Chicago, Saturday June 21, is as follows -

Players -
15.          Denis Hurley
14.          Mark McCrea
13.          Darren Cave
12.          Keith Earls
11.          Brian Tuohy
10.          Johnny Sexton
9.             Frank Murphy

1.             Cian Healy
2.             Denis Fogarty
3.             Mike Ross
4.             Donnacha Ryan
5.             Bob Casey (Captain)
6.             Neil Best
7.             Johnny O’Connor
8.             Roger Wilson

Replacements-
16.          Tom Court
17.          Sean Cronin
18.          Trevor Hogan
19.          David Pollock
20.          Paul Marshall
21.          Ian Keatley
22.          Fergus McFadden