DUBLIN - The roster of 23 players who will represent Ireland in the 2010 Federation of International
Lacrosse (FIL) Men's World Championships in Manchester, England next July was announced by the
Irish Lacrosse Foundation today.
The players were selected from a pool of more than 80 candidates that participated in selection
camps in Ireland and New York earlier this year, and the full squad will assemble for a weekend
mini-camp and fund-raising event on Jan. 8 - 10 in Dublin.
The 2010 Irish Men's National Team players and staff include:
| Player |
Position |
Hometown |
| Sean Bodie |
Midfield |
Dublin |
| Chris Byrne |
Defense/LSM |
New York, NY |
| Mike Conway |
LSM |
Bethpage, NY |
| John Frame |
Defense |
Dublin |
| Sean Gibson |
Midfield |
Blackrock, Co. Louth |
| Brian Gillis |
Attack |
North Vancouver, B.C. |
| Zak Jordan |
Midfield |
Dublin |
| Michael Kennedy |
Midfield |
Dublin |
| Dan Leidl |
Defense |
Westover, WV |
| Ryan Licht |
Defense |
Bridgewater, NJ |
| Dara McCreary |
Defense |
Dublin |
| Sean McTernan |
Attack |
Seattle, WA |
| Jerry Nevin |
Defense |
San Francisco, CA |
| John O'Connor |
Midfield |
Waterford (IRL) |
| Paddy O'Leary |
Midfield |
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford |
| Kevin Owens |
Midfield |
Fairfield, CT |
| Kristian Prior |
Attack |
Merrick, NY |
| Kevin Quinn |
Goalie |
Ballina, Co. Mayo |
| Tom Riley |
Midfield |
West Nyack, NY |
| John Ryan |
Midfield |
Astoria, NY |
| Martin Scanlon |
Midfield |
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal |
| Connor Sweeney |
Goalie |
South Salem, NY |
| Matt Walsh |
Attack |
Dublin |
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| Richie Moran |
Team Leader |
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| Tim Weir |
Head Coach |
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| Bob Deegan |
Associate Head Coach |
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| Tom Prior |
Assistant Coach |
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| Tony Devine |
Assistant Coach |
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| John Cavanaugh |
Athletic Trainer |
Strength & Condit. Coach |
| Larry Carroll |
Equipment Manager |
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Ireland will be one of 30 national teams participating in the 2010 FIL World Championship Tournament
which will start on July 10. At the last World Championship Tournament, in Canada in 2006,
Ireland won five of seven games, finishing in 7th place among 21 teams.
