Ireland Rugby U-20 MEN’S Team Named For Opening Junior World! Championship Match!!!!!!!!! TEAM NAMED HERE!!!!!!!

The Ireland U-20 team, sponsored by PwC, has been named for the opening game of the 2012 Junior World Championship in Danie Craven Stadium.

Hooker Niall Scannell will captain the side for the opening game against host country South Africa. JJ Hanrahan has been named at out-half and will act as vice captain.

Hanrahan is one of five players in the match day squad who featured in the 2011 Junior World Championship. His halfback partner Kieran Marmion also played in the tournament.

Prop Tadgh Furlong and second row Iain Henderson are the two forwards with previous experience in the tournament while replacement Aaron Conneely also featured last year.

Shane Layden and Paddy Jackson, who were named in the original squad have been replaced by Conor Finn and Jack Carty with Carty included in the replacements for the game on Monday.

The games will be shown live on Sky Sports and TG4.

IRELAND UNDER-20 (Team & Replacements v South Africa, Danie Craven Stadium, Monday June 4th 17:45):

15. Peter Nelson (Dungannon/Ulster)
14. Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
13. Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12. Chris Farrell (Dungannon/Ulster)
11. Sam Coghlan Murray (UCD/Leinster)
10. JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster) * Vice Captain
9. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)*
1. Des Merrey (Clontarf/Leinster)
2. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) Captain
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) *
4. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5. Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster) *
6. Jordon Coghlan (UCD/Leinster)
7. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
8. Conor Gilsenan (UCD/Mullingar/Leinster)

Replacements:
16. James Rael (Garryowen/Munster)
17. Peter Reilly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
18. Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
19. Alan O’Connor (UCD/Leinster)
20. Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht) *
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
22. Jake Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
23. Mikey Sherlock (Clontarf/Leinster)