Ireland U20s

Academy player JJ Hanrahan joins Shane Buckley in the starting XV this week while Gareth Quinn McDonogh and James Rael are named in the replacements with Cork Con’s Cathal O’Flaherty.

Ireland U20s take on England U20s in Dubarry Park, Athlone on Friday March 18th, ko 7.45pm.

Ireland U20s:
15 – Michael Sherlock (Clontarf/Leinster)
14 – Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)
13 – Alex Kelly (UCD/Leinster)
12 – JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster)
11 – Andrew Boyle (UCD/Leinster)
10 – Cathal Marsh (Dublin University/Leinster)
9 – Blane McIlroy (Ballymena/Ulster)
1 – James Tracy (UCD/Leinster)
2 – David Doyle (UCD/Leinster)
3 – Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
4 – Michael Kearney (Clontarf/Leinster)
5 – Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht)
6 – Shane Buckley (Garryowen/Munster)
7 – Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht)
8 – Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster) Captain

Replacements:
16 –James Rael (Garryowen/Munster)
17 – Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
18 – Cathal O'Flaherty (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 – Stephen Lecky (Glasgow Hawks/Exiles)
20 – Mark Dolan (Corinthians/Connacht)
21 – Gareth Quinn McDonogh (Shannon/Munster)
22 – Colm O’Shea (Clontarf/Leinster)