A new look and potentially more balanced St Patrick's first XV squad head in to the 2021 AIC season full of confidence after some impressive trial results.

Coach Josh Neilsen knows the challenge ahead for his side though and is predicting one of the tighter AIC competitions in recent memory this year.

Overview with Josh Neilsen:

“It’s looking really positive at the moment. The boys are all training really well and are on track to hit the ground running in round one,” the coach said.

“We’ve selected a larger squad this year and the competition for spots has been excellent.