Carlow man Bryan Byrne will be part of the Bristol Bears squad for next season after being named by the club this week.
He joined Bristol in 2020 having initially arrived on a short-term loan agreement from Leinster.
His twin brother Ed is currently playing for Leinster as they get ready for a Heineken Champions Cup final and the business end of the URC.
BRISTOL BEARS SQUAD 2022/23 (as of May 17th, 2022)
Prop:
Jake Armstrong, Jono Benz-Salomon, Toti Benz-Salomon, Rhys Charalambous, Ellis Genge, George Kloska, Max Lahiff, Martin Mulhall, Kyle Sinckler, Yann Thomas, Jake Woolmore.
Hooker:
Bryan Byrne, Will Capon, Fred Davies, Jake Kerr, Harry Thacker
Second row:
James Dun, John Hawkins, Ed Holmes, Joe Joyce, Chris Vui, Joe Owen, Charlie Rice
Back row:
Magnus Bradbury, Fitz Harding, Jake Heenan, Sam Jeffries, Steven Luatua, Dan Thomas, Macenzzie Duncan
Scrum half:
Oscar Lennon, Harry Randall, Andy Uren, Tom Whiteley
Fly half:
AJ MacGinty, Callum Sheedy, Jac Lloyd, Tom Wilstead, Sam Worsley
Centre:
Jack Bates, Sam Bedlow, Ioan Lloyd, Piers O’Conor, Charlie Powell, Semi Radradra, James Williams, Harry Ascherl
Wingers:
Toby Fricker, Gabriel Ibitoye, Luke Morahan, Siva Naulago, Henry Purdy, Deago Bailey
Full backs:
Rich Lane, Charles Piutau
*Bold denotes Academy player integrated with Senior squad.
Departing: Niyi Adeolokun (22 apps), John Afoa (86 apps), Dave Attwood (74 apps), Ashley Challenger (8 apps), Joe Cotton (1 app), Mitch Eadie (147 apps), Tiff Eden (24 apps), Antoine Frisch (13 apps), Nathan Hughes (53 apps), Alapati Leiua (102 apps), Theo Strang (9 apps).
We can confirm our current squad for the 2022/23 campaign 🐻
— Bristol Bears 🐻 (@BristolBears) May 17, 2022
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