Congratulations to Api Pewhairangi, who has been named in the 24-man Ireland squad to play in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup!
Api, who is eligible to play through his Irish grandmother is one of four NRL players to be named in the team, to be coached by Mark Aston.
The remaining squad is made up of Super League players and Ireland Championship players.
Ireland begins its World Cup campaign on October 28 in Rochdale, where they face the side that eliminated them from the 2008 tournament, Fiji.
Well done Api - we look forward to seeing you in action for Ireland!
Here is the full 24-man squad:
Ireland
Dave Allen
Luke Ambler
Bob Beswick
Damien Blanch
Danny Bridge
Ben Currie
Liam Finn
Simon Finnigan
Scott Grix
Simon Grix
Kurt Haggerty
James Hasson
Rory Kostjasyn
Stuart Littler
Tyrone McCarthy
James Mendeika
Anthony Mullally
Eamon OCarroll
Apirana Pewhairangi
Pat Richards
Colton Roche
Marc Sneyd
Joshua Toole
Brett White
Api, who is eligible to play through his Irish grandmother is one of four NRL players to be named in the team, to be coached by Mark Aston.
The remaining squad is made up of Super League players and Ireland Championship players.
Ireland begins its World Cup campaign on October 28 in Rochdale, where they face the side that eliminated them from the 2008 tournament, Fiji.
Well done Api - we look forward to seeing you in action for Ireland!
Here is the full 24-man squad:
Ireland
Dave Allen
Luke Ambler
Bob Beswick
Damien Blanch
Danny Bridge
Ben Currie
Liam Finn
Simon Finnigan
Scott Grix
Simon Grix
Kurt Haggerty
James Hasson
Rory Kostjasyn
Stuart Littler
Tyrone McCarthy
James Mendeika
Anthony Mullally
Eamon OCarroll
Apirana Pewhairangi
Pat Richards
Colton Roche
Marc Sneyd
Joshua Toole
Brett White
