Irish U20s Named For Scotland

The Ireland Under 20s team (sponsored by PwC) has been named for their third clash of the RBS 6 Nations Championship with a number of changes made to the side that defeated England in their last outing.

Dolphin's Rory Scannell switches back to centre with Steve Crosbie named at outhalf having recovered from a hamstring injury he picked up playing against Wales in the opening game.

Scannell's club team-mate Ryan Murphy makes the move to number 8 taking the place of Conor Joyce and Josh Van Der Flier has been promoted from the bench to be named at flanker.

Darren Sweetnam is named in the replacements with Sean McCarthy not included for this outing.

The Ireland U20s take on their Scottish counterparts on Friday evening in Netherdale at 7.30pm.

Ireland Under 20 Team:
15 – Darragh Leader (Galwegians/Connacht)
14 – David Panter (Corinthians/Connacht)
13 – Tom Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12 – Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
11 – Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
10 – Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9 – Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) Captain
1 – Peter Dooley (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 – George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons/Exile
3 – Chris Taylor (Malone/Ulster)
4 – Gavin Thornbury (UCD/Leinster)
5 -John Donnan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6 – Peadar Timmins (UCD/Leinster)
7 – Josh Van Der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8 – Ryan Murphy (Dolphin/Munster)

Replacements
16 – John Andrew (Ballymena/Ulster)
17 – Ryan Furness (Worcester Warriors/Exile)
18 – Adam Boland (Lansdowne/ Connacht)
19 – Jerry Sexton (St. Mary’s/ Leinster)
20 – Eoghan Masterson (Clontarf/ Leinster)
21 – John Creighton (Malone /Ulster)
22 – Mark Roche (Lansdowne/ Connacht)
23 – Darren Sweetnam (UCC/Munster)