The Ireland under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, for the Junior World Championship in South Africa has been named. The 28 man squad named today by Head Coach Mike Ruddock is drawn in Pool B alongside England, Italy and the hosts South Africa.<\/p>\n
The core of the squad featured in the recent under-20 Six Nations Championship which saw Ireland lose out to England in a Grand Slam decider in March.<\/p>\n
Seven of the squad featured in the 2011 Junior World Championship. Flankers Shane Buckley and Aaron Conneely, second row Iain Henderson and prop Tadhg Furlong will add experience up front.<\/p>\n
In the back line, Ruddock can call upon the experience of Paddy Jackson, who recently starred in Ulster\u2019s Heineken Cup Semi Final win, JJ Hanrahan and scrum-half Kieran Marmion who all featured in 2011.<\/p>\n
Ireland under-20 Head Coach Mike Ruddock said, \u201cWe are coming into the IRB Junior World Championship on the back of a relatively successful Six Nations having won four out of five of our matches. This gives us some confidence going into the tournament. However, we are in an extremely physical group. We have hosts South Africa up first, followed by the 6 Nations champions England and then the ever improving Italians. It will require a massive effort from our part to overcome such physical size and power but we intend to give it our best shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
*Details of a media opportunity with Head Coach Mike Ruddock and selected players in advance of their departure to the tournament will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n
Ireland U-20 Squad (IRB Junior World Championship, South Africa 2012)
\nTadhg Beirne (Lansdowne \/Leinster)
\nShane Buckley (Garryowen\/Munster)*
\nJake Cawley (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nJordon Coghlan (UCD\/Leinster)
\nSam Coghlan Murray (UCD\/Leinster)
\nJack Conan (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nAaron Conneely (Corinthians\/Connacht)*
\nBarry Daly (UCD\/Leinster)
\nChris Farrell (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\nTadhg Furlong (Clontarf\/Leinster)*
\nConor Gilsenan (UCD\/Mullingar \/Leinster)
\nJ.J. Hanrahan (UL Bohemians\/Munster)*
\nIain Henderson (Queens University \/Ulster)*
\nFoster Horan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nPaddy Jackson (Dungannon\/Ulster)*
\nShane Layden (Buccaneers \/Connacht)
\nKieran Marmion (Corinthians\/Connacht)*
\nCathal Marsh (Trinity College \/Leinster)
\nLuke McGrath (UCD\/Leinster)
\nDes Merry (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nPeter Nelson (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\nAlan O’Connor (UCD\/Leinster)
\nStuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins\/Ulster)
\nJames Rael (Garryowen\/Munster)
\nPeter Reilly (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nNiall Scannell (Dolphin RFC\/Munster)
\nMikey Sherlock (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nJosh Van Der Flier (UCD\/Leinster)<\/p>\n
*Featured in 2011 Junior World Championship<\/p>\n
IRFB Junior World Championship Fixtures:
\nPool B (all times are local)
\n4th June, England v Italy, K.O. 16:45 (University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town)
\n4th June, South Africa v Ireland, K.O. 18:45 (Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch)
\n8th June, South Africa v Italy, K.O. 18:45 (University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town)
\n8th June, England v Ireland, K.O. 18:45 (Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch)
\n12th June, Ireland v Italy, K.O.14:45 (Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch)
\n12th June, South Africa v England, K.O. 18:45 (Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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