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UKAF Squad Announced For IDRC Competition In Japan
The UK Armed Forces squad for the International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC) 2019 has been announced.
The 27 players picked will compete against Georgia in the first game of the tournament held in Japan in September.
The squad has 13 Army players involved, which is a reward for their Inter Services win at Twickenham Stadium in May.
The Navy is providing 10 players, while the Royal Air Force involvement comes from five squad members.
Some of the military’s top players, such as the RAF’s Josh McNally, will not be involved due to their professional requirements at club level.
Meanwhile, the Army’s Sam Matevesi will be involved in Fiji’s squad for the World Cup so will not appear for the UK Armed Forces team.
The full squad list is as follows:
- James Miller, Army
- Scott Makepeace, Navy
- Toby Evans, RAF
- Connor O’Reilly, Army
- Benjamin Priddey, Navy
- Dave Manning, RAF
- Dan Tooth, Army
- Setareki Raumakita, Navy
- Rob Bell, RAF
- Kenneth Dowding, Army
- Edward Pascoe, Navy
- Stuart Philpott, RAF
- Gareth Smith, Army
- Ratu Vakalutukali, Army
- Matthew Harris, RAF
- Ravai Fatiaki, Army
- Gareth Rees, Navy
- Morgan Evans, Army
- Craig Duncan, Navy
- James Dixon, Army
- Nathan Huntley, Navy
- Ross Parkins, Army
- Bradley Janes, Navy
- Matthew Dawson, Army
- Benjamin Chambers, Navy
- Stuart Cross, Army
- Eldon Myers, Navy
- Robert Heath, Army
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