30 The European hurling journey will take a giant leap forward when, for the first time, European GAA will send a panel of non-native players to compete in the International Hurling Festival. This is a truly momentous occasion for all the players and for Hurling in Europe. The geographical spread of players shows how truly global our game has become. It has been adopted by the natives of the following clubs: St. Brieuc Brittany, France; Budapest, Hungary; Paris and Toulouse, France; Munich, Cologne and Dresden, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland. The mentors and management are thrilled to showcase the vibrancy of hurling in European circles and the players themselves are chomping at the bit to showcase their talents on a world stage. Europe Non-Irish Player Name Home County Home Club European Club Mary Gavin Galway Mountbellew The Hague Ruairi Howell N/A N/A The Hague Peter Jannsen N/A N/A Amsterdam Shay Docherty Wicklow N/A Maastricht Tony Bass Dublin Cuala Maastricht Adam Balogh N/A N/A Budapest Attila Becsei N/A N/A Budapest Csaba Lajko N/A N/A Budapest Istvan Kincses N/A N/A Budapest Sebastian Tillmann N/A N/A Cologne Marcel Konig N/A N/A Cologne Frank Kahlenberg N/A N/A Dresden Konrad Menzel N/A N/A Dresden Todd Shopnikolov N/A N/A Munich Alex Sims N/A N/A Paris Benoit Loustalot N/A N/A Paris Abi Ghanem Rayan N/A N/A Paris Xavier Ingrad N/A N/A St. Brieuc, Brittany Clement Chiesa N/A N/A Toulouse Bryan Sheehy Meath Dunshaughlin Zurich Nicolas East N/A N/A Zurich Timo Powling N/A N/A Zurich Claude Holenstein N/A N/A Zurich Dresden Hurlers
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