Nolan heads team

Seven times national champion Danny Nolan (Greystones) heads the Irish Artisans team which will face their English counterparts…

Seven times national champion Danny Nolan (Greystones) heads the Irish Artisans team which will face their English counterparts in an international at The Berkshire next weekend.

It's the 25th anniversary of the inaugural match which was set up by full Irish internationals Tom Craddock and Bill McCrea. It is played over a single day with five fourballs and 10 singles and last year Ireland enjoyed a comfortable 12-3 victory at Royal Dublin.

Apart from the international, the Irish squad which includes players from 11 different clubs will enjoy games at Sunningdale, Royal Mid Surrey and St George's Hill during the trip.

The Irish squad is: D Berry (Bray), R Bolger (Killiney), J Byrne (Grange), E Carroll (Foxrock), M Devlin (Woodbrook), A Donaldson (Grange), S Finn (Castle), N Flanagan (Bray), B Hatton (Milltown), P Hayde (Grange), T Jordan (Royal Dublin), J Keegan (Dun Laoghaire), R McIntyre (Dun Laoghaire), D Nolan (Greystones), J Plunkett (Foxrock), T Ryan (Edmondstown).