Coach Kelly’s lowdown on Larne’s cup final squad

Larne coach Laurence Kelly gives the Times the lowdown on his Gordon West Cup final squad to face Holywood at Ravenhill tomorrow afternoon (3:30 pm kick-off).
Larne RFC coach Laurence Kelly. Photo: Phillip ByrneLarne RFC coach Laurence Kelly. Photo: Phillip Byrne
Larne RFC coach Laurence Kelly. Photo: Phillip Byrne

Craig Gibson (Prop / Hooker): Extremely solid in defence. Tireless work rate. Plays for the shirt.

Chris Rea (Prop): Quick for a front row, carries well and a solid scrummager.

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Gareth Wright (Hooker / Flanker): Excellent work rate, runs good support lines. Solid in defence.

Stuart Smyth (Hooker): Dazzling feet, bags of pace. Superb line-runner and a good thrower into the mix.

James McCluggage (Front row, Second row, Back row): Captain. Leads by example, strong ball carrier. Always gives everything for the team.

Matt Crampsey (Second row) Great in lineout, awesome work rate. Tenacious tackler.

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Jonny Cole (Second row): Good jumper, great support player. Dedicated member of the squad.

Colin McKinty (Second row / Back row): Strong with ball in hand. Bags of pace. Good support player.

Johnny McKinty (Seond row): Immense carrier of the ball and good in defence. Surprising turn of pace .

Ryan McAlister (Hooker / Flanker): Good finisher, excellent ball carrier and solid in defence.

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Gareth Jamison (Flanker): Great support runner, superb tackler.

Mark McIlheron (Flanker): Solid in attack and defence, good support runner. Leads by example.

Eddie Hunter (Eight): Great ball carrier and line-breaker. Good in defence. Key player in line-out

Ricky McIlheron (Scrum-half): Big heart, good communicator and strong in defence.

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Phil Andrews (Out-half): Good distributor, runs the team well. Excellent goal kicker.

Jordan Burns (Outside-centre / Winger): Great finisher, excellent pace; stays on his feet in contact.

Ian McIlheron (Inside-centre): Great step, strong powerful runner; hard tackler.

Scott Montgomery (Outside-centre): Good knowledge of the game, strong going forward; great support player.

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Rhys Thomas (Flanker / Winger): Excellent line-breaker, good step; hard to stop.

Ryan Garrett (Scrum-half / Full-back): Vice-captain. Great feet and pace, strong finisher. Excellent out-of-hand kicker.

Nick Kelso (Winger): Hard to stop, stays on his feet and is very strong in defence.

Matthew Agnew (Scrum-half, Out-half, Wing, Full-back): Great feet and pace. Punches well above his weight in attack. Extremely versatile.

Aaron McBride (Out-half, Inside-centre, Full-back): Intelligent player; good communicator and kicker.

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