The Ireland under-18 club team and Ireland under-19 team have both been named for an away double header against England this weekend.<\/p>\n
Both sides played a similar double header in Dublin before Easter against strong French selections and were just beaten in tight encounters.<\/p>\n
The under-18 club side lost 19-13 despite outscoring their counterparts two tries to one. There have been changes to the starting team from that game, with out half Fergal Cleary swapping places with centre Sean O’Hagan in a new look midfield. In the forwards Scott Flanagan starts at hooker in place of Paul O’Donnell who is injured, with Shane Byrne coming into the replacements as back up.<\/p>\n
The under-19 team streaked into a 15-0 lead in their last outing against France under-19, but lost narrowly 24-15 in the end after a late French rally in the second half. There are also two changes to the starting team from that game, with Robbie Henshaw starting at outside centre in place of Tom Farrell, a try scorer against France under-19. In the forwards, Christopher Taylor starts at tight head prop, with James Dever moving to the replacements.<\/p>\n
Ireland Under-18 Clubs v England Under-18 Clubs and Schools (Saturday 14th April, Old Merchant Taylors RFC Middlesex – Kick-off 12.00)<\/p>\n
15 – Rueben Pepper-Hobbs (Westport\/Connacht)
\n14 – Adrian Enright (Abbeyfeale\/Munster)
\n13 – Adam Byrne (Naas\/Leinster)
\n12 – Fergal Cleary (Navan\/Leinster)
\n11 – Seamus Keating (Dungarvan\/Munster)
\n10 – Sean O’Hagan (London Irish\/St Benedicts\/Exiles)
\n9 – Killian O’Keeffe (Crosshaven\/Munster)
\n1 – Peter Dooley (Birr\/Leinster)
\n2 – Scott Flannagan (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\n3 – Jacob Walsh (Ballinasloe\/Connacht)
\n4 – Russell Blair (Ballymoney\/Ulster)
\n5 – John Madigan (Charleville\/Munster)
\n6 – Killian Sweeney (Malahide\/Leinster)
\n7- Joe Bercis (Rugby Lions\/Exiles)
\n8 – Jack O’Donohue (Waterpark\/Munster) Captain<\/p>\n
Replacements:
\n16 – Brian Cunningham (Navan\/Leinster)
\n17 – Stephen Dalton (Westcombe Park\/Exiles)
\n18 – Shane Byrne (Wicklow\/Leinster)
\n19 – Luke Connolly (Glamorgan Wanderers\/Exiles)
\n20 – Frankie Taggart (Whitgift\/Exiles)
\n21 – Caolin Blade (Monivea\/Connacht)
\n22 – Jim White (Enniscorthy\/Leinster)
\n23 – Eoghan O’Reilly (Buccaneers\/Connacht)<\/p>\n
Management:
\nHead Coach – Wayne Mitchell
\nManager – Willie Gribben
\nAssistant Coach – Jimmy Duffy
\nDoctor – John Quinlan
\nPhysiotherapist – David Hanly
\nS&C Coach – Joe Mc Ginley
\nVideo Analyst – Jim Herring
\nKit\/logistics – Tom Nyhan
\nSquad Coordinator – Sinead Bennett<\/p>\n
Ireland Under-19 v England Under-19 (Saturday 14th April, London Irish RFC, Sunbury – Kick-off 13.00)<\/p>\n
15 – Darragh Leader (Galwegians RFC \/ Connacht)
\n14 – Max McFarland (Clongowes Wood College \/Leinster)
\n13 – Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\n12 – Thomas Daly (Carlow RFC\/Leinster)
\n11 – Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins RFC\/Ulster)
\n10 – Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere RFC\/Leinster)
\n9 – Dave Shannahan (Clontarf RFC\/Leinster)
\n1 – Edward Byrne (Clongowes Wood College\/Leinster)
\n2 – Bryan Byrne (Clongowes Wood College\/Leinster)
\n3 – Christopher Taylor (Malone RFC\/Ulster)
\n4 – Ultan Dillane (Tralee RFC\/Munster)
\n5 – Gavin Thornbury (Blackrock College\/Leinster)
\n6 – Conor Joyce (Malone RFC\/Ulster) Captain
\n7 – Josh Van Der Flier (UCD RFC\/Leinster)
\n8 – Ryan Murphy (Dolphin RFC\/Munster)<\/p>\n
Replacements:
\n16 – John Andrew (Ballymena RFC \/ Ulster)
\n17 – Niall Horan (Crescent College \/Munster)
\n18 – Jamie Dever (Westport RFC \/Connacht)
\n19 – Sean McCarthy (Rockwell College\/Munster)
\n20 – Donagh Lawler (St. Michael\u2019s College\/Leinster)
\n21 – Barry Digby (Buccaneers RFC \/Connacht)
\n22 – Harry McNulty (Dublin University RFC\/Munster)
\n23 – Eoghain Quinn (Castleknock College\/ Leinster)<\/p>\n
Management:
\nHead Coach – Colin McEntee
\nManager – Barney McGonigle
\nAssistant Coach – Nigel Carolan
\nDoctor – Tim O’Flanagan
\nPhysiotherapist – Barry Smith
\nS&C Coach – Sami Dowling
\nVideo Analyst – Vinny Hammond
\nKit\/logisitcs – Colin Phillips
\nSquad Coordinator – Sinead Bennett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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