Ireland Rugby Under-20 team to play Wales Rugby Under-20 : Junior World Cup Rugby: 4 Ulster Players To Start! Of The 8 Named In Squad! Well Done Guys – What An Experience – Massive Game To Play

The Ireland Under-20 team (Sponsored by PwC) to face Wales in their final game of the IRB Junior World Championship has been named.

Cocah, Mike Ruddock has made a number of changes to team including the addition of Jonathan Murphy in the replacments who has been called into the squad to replace injured Niall Annett. Jordie Murphy will captain the side.

Speaking ahead of the game, Ruddock said “We looked fatigued last time out against South Africa and so I have made a number of changes for our fifth game of this tournament. Another short turnaround see us fighting it out for seventh spot with Wales”.

“There was nothing between the two teams in the 6 Nations earlier this season and both teams will be keen to end the tournament with a win”.

Ireland Under-20 v Wales Under-20 (IRB Junior World Championship, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso, Sunday 26th June. Kick-off 12.00 Local Time/ 11.00 Irish Time)

15 – Andrew Conway (Blankrock – Leinster)
14 – Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)
13 – Alex Kelly (UCD/ Leinster)
12 – JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemian/Munster)
11 – Andrew Boyle (UCD/Leinster)
10 – James McKinney (Queens/ Ulster)
9 – Kieran Marmion (UWIC/Exile)
1 – Finlay Bealham (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster)
2 – David Doyle (UCD/Leinster)
3 – Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 – Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht)
5 – Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster)
6 – Shane Buckley (Garryowen/ Munster)
7 – Aaron Connelly (Galway Corinthians/ Connacht)
8 – Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)(Capt)

Replacements:
16 – Jonathan Murphy (Banbridge/ Ulster)
17 – James Tracy (UCD/ Leinster)
18 – Michael Kearney (Clontarf/ Leinster)
19 – Eoin McKeon (Galwegians/ Connacht)
20 – Peter du Toit (UCD/ Leinster)
21 – Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/ Ulster)
22 – Brendan Macken (Blackrock/ Leinster)