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Lavery One of Four Back from Northern Ireland Duty for Norwich Clash - Ipswich Town News

Academy quartet Caolan Lavery, Cormac Burke, Josh Carson and Rory McKeown are back from international duty with Northern Ireland’s U19s ahead of Town’s U18s derby against Norwich at their Colney training ground on Saturday (KO 11am). Lavery was with a Northern Ireland squad for the first time, having previously played for Canada.

The second-year scholar was born in Canada and represented them at U17 level prior to his move to Town in the summer of 2009. The striker qualifies for Northern Ireland, as well as the Republic, via his parents.

Lavery netted in Northern Ireland’s 5-2 win in their first game in Iceland with his side also victorious in the second, which ended 1-0.

Midfielder Carson netted twice last week as Town's U18s recorded their first victory of the season as Reading were seen off in a 4-3 thriller.

American keeper Cody Cropper, who was stretchered off late in that game, is OK to play this weekend.

U18s: 1. Cody Cropper, 2. Callum Bennett, 3. Rory McKeown, 4. Aaron Jones, 5. Josh Meekings, 6. Jideofo Maduako, 7. Tom Winter, 8. Lewis Acott, 9. Caolan Lavery, 10. Josh Carson, 11. Carel Tiofack. Subs: 12. Byron Lawrence, 13. David October, 14. Sam Brandon.

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