The Leinster Development Squad (LDS) are travelling to Jelgava, Latvia on Thursday for a multi-nations tournament.
The tournament takes place over three days, the 17th,18th and 19th March.
This is the twentieth trip undertaken by the LDS in the last four years and most of the tournaments are now annual events for the squad. The boxers travelling with the team are, David Kinsella St Ants/Pats, Michael Tony O’Reilly Athy, Martin O’Connor Enniscorthy BA, Patrick Cullen Ballagh,Airijus Vitali as St Davids Naas, Coach Edgar Vitlipas, and squad leader Mick Darby.
“This squad was formed in October 2012 and to date, 131 Boxers,40 Coaches,12 R/J and 10 Team managers have travelled to tournaments. I would like to thank the Officers and members of the Leinster Provincial Council for their support and commitment to the Leinster Development Squad,” said Mick Darby.