Conway Called Into Emerging Ireland Team

The Emerging Ireland Coaching team have been forced into a late change to the side that will take on Uruguay later today in the Tbilisi Cup with Munster’s Andrew Conway coming into the starting XV.

Conway replaces Matt Healy on the left wing after the Connacht player was ruled out with a stomach bug. The remainder of the matchday 23 is unchanged for the game against Los Teros at the Avchala Stadium which kicks off at 2.00pm Irish time. The game will be streamed live via the Georgia Rugby Union website.

As a mark of respect for those that died as a result of flooding in Georgia this week and the six Irish students that lost their lives in California, Emerging Ireland and Uruguay will observe a minute's silence at the start of the game. The Emerging Ireland players and management team will wear black armbands as a mark of respect.

Emerging Ireland v Uruguay, Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia KO 17:00 / 14:00 GMT

15. Peter Nelson (Malone/Ulster)
14. Cian Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
13. Eoin Griffin (London Irish)
12. Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)
11. Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster)
10. Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
9. John Cooney (Terenure/Connacht)

1. James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
2. Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht)
3. Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster)
4. Andrew Browne (Galwegians /Connacht)
5. Billy Holland (Cork Constitution/Munster)
6. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster) – capt.
7. Frank Taggart (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
8. Eoghan Masterson (Corinthians/Connacht)

Replacements:
16. Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17. Denis Buckley (Corinthians/Connacht)
18. Andy Warwick (Ballymena/Ulster)
19. Ben Marshall (Old Belvedere/Connacht)
20. Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster)
21. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
22. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
23. JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Emerging Ireland Fixtures / Results

Saturday 13^th June
Emerging Italy 0 EMERGING IRELAND 25

Uruguay v EMERGING IRELAND
Wednesday 17^th June 17:00 (14:00 GMT)

Georgia v EMERGING IRELAND
Sunday 21^st June 19:00 (16:00 GMT)