POLAND VERSUS IRELAND INTERNATIONAL

Irish squad in Poland

 

The Irish team arrived in Poland yesterday ahead of the weekend’s international with Poland.

Both nations meet in Kielce on Friday night.

National Elite champions Dean Walsh and Martin Keenan line out at welter and super-heavy and Michael Nevin and John Joyce double up at middleweight on the ten-strong Irish squad.

Irish squad training in Poland

Irish team manager Tony Davis reports that the team are in top form ahead of the meeting.

Jakub Słomiński, Tomasz Resól, Bartosz Gołębiewski and Arkadiusz Szwedowicz are the current Polish Elite champions on the home team.

Gołębiewski beat Daniel Adamiec in the Polish middleweight final last March.

Joyce meets Gołębiewski on Friday and Nevin faces Adamiec.

 

Irish Squad v Poland

49kg Daryl Moran (Illies GG) v Jakub Słomiński (Poland)
52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield BC) v Maciej Jóźwik (Poland)
56kg Tom Casey (St Francis) v Tomasz Resól (Poland)
60kg Gerard McCaffery (St Paul’s Antrim) v Adrian Kowal (Poland)
64kg Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) v Łukasz Niemczyk (Poland)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) v Kamil Holka (Poland)
75kg John Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) v Bartosz Gołębiewski (Poland)
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) v Daniel Adamiec (Poland)
81kg Tony Brown (St Michael’s,Dublin) v Arkadiusz Szwedowicz (Poland)
91kg+ Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) v Aleksander Stawirej (Poland)

Team Manager: Tony Davis (Ardagh Cross)
Coaches: Damien McKenna (Holy Family), Eamonn Duffy (Illies GG), Donal Walsh (St Ibars)
R&J: Jimmy Sweeney (Olympic)