Ireland Under 20s

There is one personnel change and one positional switch to the starting Ireland U20 team to play England U20 in Dubarry Park, Athlone on Friday night from the side that beat France 19 – 16 in their last game.

Sean O’Brien has recovered from the hamstring injury he suffered in the opening game of the championship against Wales and returns to No.8.  Captain David Pollock moves from No.8 to openside, with Tommy O’Donnell moving back to the replacements instead of Kevin Sheahan.                              

15 – Felix Jones                          Seapoint/Leinster

14 – Shane Monahan                  Dublin University/Leinster

13 – Darren Cave                        Belfast Harlequins/Ulster

12 – Aidan Wynne                       Buccaneers/Connacht

11 – Keith Earls                          Thomond/Munster

10 – Ian Keatley                          UCD/Leinster

9 – Paul O’Donohoe                     UCD/Leinster

1 – Cian Healy                            Clontarf/Leinster

2 – Richard Sweeney                  St. Mary’s College/Leinster

3 – Jamie Hagan                         Greystones/Leinster

4 – Conor Mc Inerney                  UCD/Leinster

5 – Andrew Browne                    Galwegians/Connacht 

6 – Thomas Anderson                 Dungannon/Ulster

7 – David Pollock  Captain          QUB/Ulster

8 – Sean O’Brien                         UCD/Leinster

Replacements

16 – Ger Slattery                        Young Munster/Munster

17 – Ruaidhri Murphy                  Lansdowne/Leinster

18 – Neilus Keogh                       UCC/Munster

19 – Tommy O’Donnell                UL Bohemians/Munster

20 – David Drake                        Ballymena/Ulster

21 – Niall O’Connor                     Belfast Harlequins/Ulster

22 – Kyle Tonetti                         Blackrock College/Leinster