The Ireland Rugby U19 I XXIII Team Has Been Announced For International match v Australia – NAMED HERE – McKee, Owens, Thompson, Dow, Weir, Lagan, Gallagher, Young, Bingham In!!!!!!!!!!!!

IRELAND UNDER-19 Team & Replacements (v Australia Schools, International Match, Ravenhill, Saturday, December 14, kick-off 2.30pm):

15. Billy Dardis (UCD/Leinster)
14. Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians/Connacht)
13. Gary Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
12. Conor McKee (Methodist College/Ulster)
11. Jack Owens (Campbell College/Ulster)
10. Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
9. Jack Cullen (Bruff/Munster)
1. Jeremy Loughman (Blackrock College/Leinster)
2. Sean McNulty (UCD/Munster)
3. Oisin Heffernan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
4. David O’Connor (Blackrock College/Leinster)
5. Alex Thompson (Methodist College/Ulster)
6. Josh Murphy (UCD/Leinster)
7. Rory Moloney (Buccaneers/Connacht) (Capt)
8. Lorcan Dow (Queen’s University/Ulster)

Replacements:
16. Stephen Weir (Methodist College/Ulster)
17. Michael Lagan (Methodist College/Ulster)
18. Mike O’Donnell (Crescent College/Munster)
19. Frank Bradshaw Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
20. James Gallagher (Ballymena/Ulster)
21. Conor Young (Instonians/Ulster)
22. Josh Bingham (Methodist College/Ulster)
23. Piers O’Conor (Eastbourne College/Exile)

Coach Colin McEntee (IRFU High Performance Manager)
Asst Coach Nigel Carolan (Connacht Academy Manager)
Scrum Coach Conor Twomey (Munster)
Technical Analyst (Vinny Hammond, IRFU High Performance Department)
S&C Coach Declan Browne (Leinster)
Physiotherapist Barry Smyth (Leinster)
Doctor Dr Tim O’ Flanagan (Leinster)
Kit Manager Pat Downey (Leinster)
Logistics Manager Philip Keeley (Leinster)
Squad Co-Ordinator Jessica Quigley (IRFU)
Manager Barney McGonigle (Ulster)