Ciarán Byrne with the Cormac McAnallen Cup, which will be presented to the winners of the International Rules Series
Louth footballer Ciaran Byrne has retained his place in the Ireland international rules panel for the country’s second test against Australia at the weekend.
The 18-year-old – who captained his club side St Mochta’s to victory in last night’s Intermediate Championship relegation play-off against St Finbarrs – will be making his Croke Park debut as a result.
Byrne – nicknamed ‘Casey’ by friends – has a busy few months ahead. In six weeks he will turn 19 before heading Down Under in the New Year to start an AFL career with Melbourne-based Carlton. Before Christmas though, there is a pre-season camp in Arizona to look forward to.
He told The Irish Times, however, that he is determined to come back and play with Louth again some day.
For now he is looking to the future though and admits that playing alongside his future Carlton team-mate Zach Tuohy for his country has helped.
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