Kerry stalwart Seamus Moynihan has been appointed captain of the Coca Cola International Rules side following the release of details ahead of this year's Tests at Croke Park. Moynihan, who was his usual commanding self as The Kingdom cast aside the challenge of reigning champions Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final on Sunday, will lead the team in the double-header with Australia which will take place at the transformed headquarters on October 13 and 20.
Ireland will be defending the crown which they won last year, with new manager John O'Keefe anxious to build on the successful foundations laid by Brian McEniff and his backroom staff.
The management team also named the training squad today, which is dominated by players from Galway, Kerry, Dublin and Tyrone.
The full squad : Kieran Mc Geeney, Paul Mc Grane (Armagh), Graham Canty, Colin Corkery, Brendan Jer O'Sullivan (Cork), Feargal Doherty (Derry), Brendan Devenney, John Gildea, Adrian Sweeney (Donegal), Alan Brogan, Stephen Cluxton, Coman Goggins, Colin Moran, Ciaran Whelan (Dublin), Joe Bergin, Michael Donnellan, Gary Fahy, Jarlath Fallon, Padraig Joyce, Declan Meehan, Derek Savage (Galway), Seamus Moynihan, Declan O'Keefe, Tadgh Kennelly, Michael Mc Carthy, Dara O' Sé, Tomas O' Sé (Kerry), Dermot Early, Anthony Rainbow (Kildare), Stephen Lucey, John Galvin (Limerick), Paul Barden (Longford), Mark Stansfield (Louth), James Gill, David Heaney, Peter Burke (Mayo), Darren Fay, Graham Geraghty, Trevor Giles, Evan Kelly (Meath), Cathal Daly, Ciaran Mc Manus (Offaly), Eamonn O'Hara (Sligo), Declan Browne (Tipperary), Peter Canavan, Brian Dooher, Colin Homes, Cormac Mc Annallen, Stephen O'Neill, Ryan Mc Menamin (Tyrone), Dessie Dolan (Westmeath), Mattie Forde (Wexford).
Filed by Shane Murray
