Coach Kelly’s lowdown on Larne’s cup final squad
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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Hide AdGareth 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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Hide AdJonny 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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Hide AdGareth 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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Hide AdPhil 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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Hide AdRhys 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.