📢 SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENTS 🥁
💪 After a couple of bonus point wins in their opening league outings last week, the Linesight and Halligan O'Connor Property Consultants-sponored first XV and #BLDG J1s go again this week with every intention of picking up where they left off.
👀 Unsurprisingly, 19 of the 20-man senior squad are retained for tomorrow’s #EnergiaAIL round two encounter away to Banbridge RFC, with Oisín McNamara swapping in for Kieran Leonard at hoosehead prop, and Hugo Lennox starting at out-half, following his two-try cameo off the bench last week.
🧢 The only addition to the group sees a certain 200+ Ulster-capped Alan O’Connor named for his first XV debut, some 15 years after graduating from the Skerries Rugby Club youths system.
🍾 The J1 squad also has a settled look to it, as they go in search of a victory at Clontarf on Sunday afternoon, with Rory Garland coming onto the wing in an otherwise unchanged backline that put on a show in last week’s win over Old Belvedere.
👨🏻✈️ Up front, Cian McGuinness makes a welcome return to the second row after a late withdrawal last week, while spiritual leader Vinny Watson is also back in harness in the front row.
🐐 Two away fixtures on consecutive days is never an easy task but we’re hoping the legendary skerries support rolls out in force in time for Saturday’s 2:30pm kick-off at Rifle Park, and Sunday’s 3pm start at Castle Avenue.
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