Team Ireland, the Irish Wolfhounds, will play host to Team Belgium, the Belgian Barbarians, in the first ever game between the two nations Saturday, October 20 at Navan RFC field in Navan, Ireland.
The Irish Wolfhounds under head coach Ciaran O’Sullivan and general manager Alan Orr are excited about the prospects of facing Belgium:
“We’re really looking forward to the challenge. The Barbarians are a good team. We’ve played some of their club members through the Atlantic Cup, so this is really a fresh start for the National program to start with Belgium in an international friendly. We’re already committed to a return fixture. So at the moment yes, we’re just getting everything in place and getting the program up and running and looking forward to playing a good quality game.”