DUBLIN - Irish Lacrosse Foundation Senior Vice President John Cavanaugh has announced the roster for the Ireland Men's National Team that will compete in the 2008 European Lacrosse Championships in Finland from August 6 - 16. The team's U.S. based players will be playing an exhibition game at the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Turf field in Southport, CT on Saturday, June 21 at 1 p.m., and the public is invited to attend this and a reception at the Irish American Gaelic Club in nearby Fairfield after the game.
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2008 Ireland Men's National Lacrosse Team
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Player
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Position
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Hometown
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Sean Bodie
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ATT
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Joe Caulfield
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MID
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Drexel Hill, PA USA
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Mike Conway
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DEF
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Bethpage, NY USA
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Matthew Corry
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MID
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Norwalk, CT USA
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Sean Gibson
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MID
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Sean Grogan
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DEF
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Syracuse, NY USA
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Zak Jordan
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MID
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Michael Kennedy
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MID
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Ed Lentz
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ATT
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Cleveland Hts, OH USA
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Ryan Licht
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DEF
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Orange Park, FL USA
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Dara McCreary
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DEF
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Colm Murphy
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DEF
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Bray, Co. Wicklow, IRELAND
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Sean Murphy
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Goalie
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Cincinnati, OH USA
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Brian Murray
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ATT
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Hillsdale, NJ USA
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Dan Nolan
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DEF
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Poughquag, NY USA
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Brian O’Connor
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MID/ATT
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New York, NY USA
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John O'Connor
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MID
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Waterford, Co. Waterford, IRELAND
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Paddy O'Leary
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MID
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Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford IRELAND
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Kevin Owens
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ATT
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Fairfield, CT USA
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Leonard Skelly
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MID
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Peter Tully
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MID
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Dublin, IRELAND
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Patrick Vaughan
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Goalie
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Cockeysville, MD USA
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Conor Walsh
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DEF
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Greystones, Co. Wicklow IRELAND
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Alternates
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David Lusby
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ATT
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Rathfarnham, Dublin IRELAND
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Ed Nienstedt
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ATT
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East Williston, NY USA
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Don Preston
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Goalie
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Bray, Co. Wicklow IRELAND
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Dan Russo
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ATT
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Newtonville, MA USA
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Mark Scanlon
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MID
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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal IRELAND
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Team Leader
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Richie Moran
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Head Coach
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Tim Weir
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Asst. Coach
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Tom Prior
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Asst. Coach
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Chris Arnold
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Asst. Coach
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Tom Gill
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Team Manager
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Larry Carroll
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Athletic Trainer
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Brian Fitzgerald
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