Axios Euro Cup Team Preview – Irish Warriors
- Sunday, September 15 2013 @ 05:43 pm ACST
- Contributed by: Wesley Hull
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In the next instalment of our series of articles looking at the preparation and prospects of the various nations competing at this year’s Axios Euro Cup in Bordeaux, we look at the story of the Irish Warriors. Pat Leavy, acting team manager of the Bordeaux bound squad, gives us his insights.
The Journey:
“The ARFLI 2013 league season has been the most competitive since the league's formation. We currently have six full time clubs spread across the country and we have now expanded into the universities and hopefully we will see new talent emerge from this pool of players. Finals footy culminated in the South Dublin Swans winning a very exciting Grand Final overturning a 26 point half time deficit to win by 20 points. The Grand Final epitomised all that is good in the Irish League – hard but fair contests, great fielding and score taking and a never say die attitude.”
“This will be Ireland’s fourth participation in the Euro Cup having first competed in Milan in 2010 and we hope to continue our good record in the competition.”