U18s Face Birmingham - Ipswich Town News
Town's U18s are in action against Birmingham City at Playford Road over Saturday lunchtime (KO noon).
Earlier in the week the club announced that schoolboy midfielder Billy Clark and left-back Seb Dunbar would be amongst this summer's intake of full-time academy scholars.
TWTD understands the Blues are also offering scholarships to locally-based centre-back or central midfielder Luke Hyam, Tom Eastman, another centre-half, central midfielder Jamie Griffiths, as well as Irish youngsters David Cawley and Ronan Murray
The pair have already spent a year at Playford Road completing their final year of schooling with the Blues as part of a scheme run by Irish schools.
Cawley is a central midfielder, who has represented his nation at U15 and U16 level, while striker Murray has played for Ireland at U15 and U16 level.
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