Ulster Schools' Squads

The Ulster Schools' U18 Management team has announced an extended squad of some fifty-three players from twenty schools to take part in a number of screening games during April and early May.

Following the last of these games, against Schools' Cup winners, Ballymena Academy, the management team will reduce the numbers in the squad for the summer training programme. This training programme will provide the opportunity for the Management team to work with the players in preparation for games against Yorkshire and Lancashire Schools' U18s at the end of August. The squad will then look towards the Irish Schools' Inter Provincial series of games against Leinster, Munster and Connacht Schools' U18 teams which will take place in early September 2010.

The squad has been selected following the Ulster Schools' U16 Blitz Day, an U17 Development game against Coleraine AI and the work that players have done in the U17 Development squad throughout the season. Players were watched in the course of recent Northern Bank Ulster Schools' Cup games. All players involved were originally nominated by their schools as being of potential representative standard.

Players such as John Donnan, Rory Scholes, John Creighton, Shay Mc Intosh and Jonny Mc Laughlin have already represented Ulster Schools' at representative level.

Ulster Schools' Under 18 2010 Development Squad

FORWARDS
Sam McNabney (Ballymena Academy)
Stephen Best (Coleraine Academic Inst.)
Alex Forbes (Portadown College)
Andrew Coffey (Wallace High School)
Chris Taylor (Wallace High School)
John Andrew (Ballymena Academy)
Mark Foster (Grosvenor GS)
Sebastian McBrien (Campbell College)
Conor Neill (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Jonny McCorkhill (Friends' School)
Michael Hoey (Royal School Armagh)
John Donnan (Down High School)
Matthew Rea (Ballymena Academy)
Ben Alexander (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Christie McLaughlin (Coleraine Academic Inst.)
Thomas Johnston (Royal School Armagh)
Jack Cooke (Campbell College)
Grant Barkley (Ballyclare High School)
Luke Dornan (Bangor GS)
Nathan Dougan (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Tom Burns (Foyle and Londonderry College)
James Vance (Friends' School)
Stuart Hooks (Royal School Armagh)
Ryan McGonigle (Belfast High School)
Jon Bester (Ballyclare High School)
Conor Simpson (Coleraine Academic Inst.)
Neil Burns (Foyle and Londonderry College.)
David Dass (Belfast Royal Academy)
Shay McIntosh (Limavady Grammar School)

INJURED:
Orran McIlmurray (Campbell College)

BACKS
John Creighton (Campbell College)
Matthew Taylor (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Glenn Baillie (Campbell College)
Robbie McGowan (Royal School Armagh)
Gareth Lawlor (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Adam Webb (Wellington College)
Rory McIvor (Friends' School)
Matthew McGuigan (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Jonny McLaughlin (Dalriada School)
David Scott (Wallace High School)
David Busby (Portadown College)
Michael Cochrane (Friends' School)
Moss Rogers (Campbell College)
Jordan Grattan (Wallace High School)
Rob Haldane (Campbell College)
Lewis Dugan (Royal Belfast Academical Inst)
Matthew Troughton (Portadown College)
Nathan Burns (Regent House)
Jonny McClelland (Ballymena Academy)
Rory Scholes (Campbell College)
Timothy McNiece (Royal School Armagh)
Lee Warnock (Omagh Academy)
Jonny Douglas (Ballyclare High School)

The Squad members will play matches against the following teams:

Filton College- Friday 9th April @ Carrick RFC KO 6-00pm
Campbell College- Friday 16th April @ Campbell KO 6.00pm
Royal School Armagh- Friday 23rd April @ RS Armagh KO 6.00pm
RBAI- Saturday 1st May @ RBAI KO 3.00pm
Ballymena Academy- Friday 7th May @ Ballymena KO 6.00pm

The squad will be reduced for participation in the summer programme after all the players have been seen participating in these games. The Management team will be hoping to go one better than last season when the Northern Bank Ulster Schools' U18 team shared the Irish Schools' Inter Provincial title.

Schools represented in the squad include:

Ballyclare HS, Ballymena Academy, Bangor GS, Belfast HS, Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Coleraine AI, Dalriada School, Down HS, Foyle and Londonderry College, Friends' School, Grosvenor GS, Limavady GS, Portadown College, Omagh Academy, Regent House, Wellington College, RS Armagh, Wallace HS and R.B.A.I.

Northern Bank Ulster Schools' U18 Management team 2010/11

Manager: John Mc Kinney (Campbell College)
Coach: Gerald Mc Carter (Foyle and Londonderry College)
Coach: Rab Gregg (Cambridge House)

Ulster Schools' U17 Development Squad XV v Filton College: Friday 9th April 2010 Kick Off 6.00pm Carrickfergus RFC

Squad Members:

1 Sam McNabney (Ballymena Academy)
2 John Andrew (Ballymena Academy)
3 Stephen Best (Coleraine AI)
4 Matthew Rea (Ballymena Academy)
5 Grant Bartley (Ballyclare HS)
6 Tom Burns (Foyle & Londonderry College)
7 Stuart Hooks (RS Armagh)
8 Ryan McGonigle (Belfast HS)
9 Matthew Taylor (RBAI)
10 Adam Webb (Wellington College
11 Jonny Douglas (Ballyclare HS)
12 Moss Rogers (Campbell College)
13 Michael Cochrane (Friends' School)
14 Nathan Burns (Regent House)
15 Timothy McNiece (RS Armagh)
16 Chris Taylor (Wallace HS)
17 Mark Foster (Grosvenor GS)
18 Sebastian McBrien (Campbell College)
19 Luke Dornan (Bangor GS)
20 Nathan Dougan (RBAI)
21 James Vance (Friends' School)
22 Robert Magowan (RS Armagh)
23 Rory McIvor (Friends' School)

Players are asked to meet at 4.30pm