With the final pieces in the backroom staff now complete, the first Leinster Lightning squad has been named this morning.
The twenty man squad includes 11 senior internationals, with only Irish based players being selected.
The full squad, which will be captained by Kevin O'Brien is as follows.
Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union)
John Mooney (North County)
Alex Cuasack (Clontarf)
Max Sorensen (The Hills)
Trent Johnston (YMCA)
Tyrone Kane (Merrion
Peter Chase (Malahide)
Andrew Poynter (Clontarf)
Stuart Poynter (Clontarf)
Andrew Balbirnie (Pembroke)
John Anderson (Merrion)
Albert Van Der Merwe (YMCA)
Eddie Richardson (North County)
Ben Ackland (Merrion)
Reinhardt Strydom (YMCA)
Patrick Collins (Railway Union)
Stephen Moreton (Leinster)
Bill Coghlan (Clontarf)
Fintan McAllister (Malahide)
Barry McCarthy (Pembroke)
Alex O'Brien (Merrion)
Paul Lawson (Pembroke)
All the top performers from the 2012 season have been included, with Paul Lawson of Pembroke and Bill Coghlan of Clontarf in particular being recognised for their acheivements last year.
The back room staff is as follows
Coach – Trent Johnston
Ast Coach’s – Jeremy Bray & Albert Van Der Merwe
Manager – Mark Jones
Selectors - Brian MacNeice, Greg Molins, Mark Jones, Jeff Short
Administrator - Ed Wyeth
The 1st squad training session will take place next Wednesday April 17th.