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31 January 2012
Three Buccs make Ireland U-20 squad
THREE BUCCANEERS players, Daniel Qualter, Shane Layden and Conor Finn, have been included in the Ireland U-20 squad for Friday evening’s opening game in the Electric Ireland U-20 Six Nations championship against Wales in Dubarry Park, Athlone at 7.05 p.m..
Qualter was a regular in the Ireland team last season and the towering Athlonian (son of Galway hurler and current Roscommon senior hurling manager Seamus and his wife Sandra) will be a key figure in the second-row against Wales on Friday night. A versatile sportsman, he has won a Connacht senior schools’ rugby medal with Summerhill College, Sligo and also played minor football with Roscommon. He has been a driving influence in Buccs good first-half in this season’s Ulster Bank League.
Powerful wing Layden has been a revelation in his first season with Buccaneers. Hailing from Carrick-on-Shannon, he is an exciting and direct runner who can also comfortably slot in at full-back. He sustained a broken finger when playing for Buccs against Garryowen recently but he’s hopeful that he will be fully fit for the duel with Wales. He has also represented Roscommon in minor football.
Finn is another exciting winger whose season has been disrupted due to injury. Accordingly, his appearances for Buccaneers have been rare to date but the Aughrim lad has enjoyed a recent run of games. He previously played with Ballinasloe.
Italy are the next visitors to Athlone on February 24th with Scotland arriving in the midlands for a March 9th joust. All matches are being covered live on RTE2 television.
Tickets are now on sale at Dubarry Park (086 1732711) for all three games. They can also be purchased at The Bounty (090 6477566) and Musicworld (090 6474372). Stand tickets, which are selling strongly, are priced at €20; Ground/Terrace, €15 and Student/OAP, €10. Discount vouchers will be distributed to secondary and national schools in the region as usual.
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