Ireland World Cup Squad

[DIEHARD]

Ireland 24 man squad announced

The 24 man squad for the World Cup has been announced today at a Rugby League Ireland press conference.

Scott Grix - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Pat Richards - Wigan Warriors
Damien Blanch - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Stuart Littler - Salford City Reds
Shannon McDonnell - West Tigers
Karl Fitzpatrick - Salford City Reds
Graham Holroyd - Halifax Blue Socks
Wayne Kerr - Carlow Crusaders/London Skolars
Eamon O'Carroll - Wigan Warriors
Bob Beswick - Widnes Vikings
Brett White - Melbourne Storm
Ross Barbour - Carlow Crusaders
Simon Finnigan - Bradford Bulls
Lee Doran - Leigh Centurions
Ben Harrison - Warrington Wolves
Ryan Tandy - West Tigers
Gareth Haggerty - Harlequins
Liam Finn - Dewsbury Rams
Sean Gleeson - Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mick McIlorum - Wigan Warriors
Michael Platt - Bradford Bulls
Mick Cassidy - Barrow Raiders
Steve Gibbons - Carlow Crusaders/London Skolars
Ged Corcoran - Sheffield Eagles

Full player profiles will be added to the site as will player blog during the tournament.

Source: http://rli.ie

[Boofhead]

White withdraws from Ireland WCup squad

Melbourne prop Brett White has withdrawn from Ireland's Rugby League World Cup squad with foot injuries, the Storm said.

White will join his NRL club team-mate Jeff Lima on the sidelines for the tournament after his front-row partner withdrew from New Zealand's squad with a knee injury.

Both players require off-season surgery, with White expected back in full training by mid-January and Lima mid-February.

"Brett has been troubled by persistent inflammation and soreness affecting the joints at the base of both big toes over the last few weeks," Storm high performance manager Mary Toomey said in a club statement.

"He managed to get through games with medical and physio help, but now needs surgery to correct this problem.

"We expect him to take about eight weeks to recover."

Toomey said Lima's knee problem was worse than had been expected.

"Lima had an arthroscope on his troublesome knee on Tuesday to clean out the joint he injured leading into the finals series," Toomey said.

"Unfortunately this showed more significant damage than had been indicated on his MRI scan and he will have further surgery in approximately 10 days to repair this."

AAP