Three Munster Players On U20 Starting XV

Simon Zebo, Dave O’Callaghan and Paddy Butler have all been named on the Ireland U20 starting XV for the World Cup opener against France on Saturday in Rosario.

Ireland U20 (v France, Junior World Championship, Estadio El Coloso del Parque, Saturday, June 5, kick-off 6.00pm):

15 – Andrew Conway (Blackrock College/Leinster)
14 – Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)
13 – Eoin Griffin (Corinthians/Connacht)
12 – Nevin Spence (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
11 – Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
10 – James McKinney (Queen's University/Ulster)
9 – John Cooney (UCD/Leinster)
1 – Jack O'Connell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 – Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
3 – Stewart Maguire (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
4 – Dave O'Callaghan (UCC/Munster)
5 – Ben Marshall (UCD/Leinster)
6 – Rhys Ruddock (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
7 – Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 – Paddy Butler (Shannon/Munster)

Replacements:

16 – David Doyle (UCD/Leinster)
17 – Bryan Cagney (UCC/Munster)
18 – Brian Hayes (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 – Brian O'Hara (UL Bohemians/Munster)
20 – Michael Heaney (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
21 – Noel Reid (UCD/Leinster)
22 – Darren Hudson (St. Mary's College/Leinster)