U15s Start Milk Cup Campaign - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U15s get their group games at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup under way this afternoon with a match against Brentford at Castlerock (KO 1.30pm). The squad flew out to the prestigious and long-running competition yesterday.
The Blues are in the Junior section of the tournament and face County Londonderry on Tuesday in Coleraine and County Antrim in Ballymena on Wednesday in their other group fixtures. Knock-out games and place play-offs follow on Thursday and Friday.
Town were late entrants into the competition this year after Ecuadorians North America Sporting Club de Ecuador were unable to obtain visas.
Town U15s: Nicholas Hayes, Jacob Partridge, Joshua Chapman, Daniel Muamba, Joshua Pollard, Luke Woolfenden, Harry Daly, Flynn Downes, Sam Ford, Andre Dozzell, Joe Re, Daniel Hanson, Nathan Harkness, Eren Muti, Bryan Graham, Ben Morris, Tristan Nydam, Ellis Murrell.
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