Irish Sevens squad is named

The Irish squad to take part in the Dubai Sevens has been named.

The Irish squad to take part in the Dubai Sevens has been named.

The Dubai Sevens is part of the IRB International Sevens Series. A squad of 12 players will depart for Dubai on November 28, which takes place on December 2 and 3.

They will then travel on directly to George in South Africa and train for almost a week before taking part in the second tournament in the series.

The squad is:

Gary Brown (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins)

Mark Bruce (Loughborough University)

John Hearty (Leinster – Blackrock College)

David Hewitt (Leinster – Clontarf)

Ian Humphreys (Belfast Harlequins)

Christopher Keane (Connacht - Buccaneers)

Seamus Mallon (Ulster – Dungannon)

Michael McComish (Ballymena)

Martin McPhail (Munster - U.L. Bohemians)

James Norton (Leinster - UCD)

Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin)

Niall Ronan (Leinster – Lansdowne)

Coach: Ryan Constable

Manager: George Spotswood

Physiotherapist: Ailbe McCormack

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