Nine Munster Players Named For Junior World Cup

The Ireland Under-20 squad has been named today for this year’s IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand which sees nine Munster players included.

Five Munster forwards will travel to the Southern hemisphere in June including Cork Constitution front row partnership Max Abbott and Rory Burke (Munster Academy) along with second row Darragh Moloney.

Diarmuid Dee, Young Munster back row forward has also been named as well as Munster Academy player Jack O’Donoghue from UL Bohemian. Dolphin’s John Madigan, also from the Munster Academy has been selected to feature in the second row.

Munster Academy’s Alex Wootton from Garryowen is one of three Munster backs that will travel along with Cork Constitution scrum half Ryan Foley and Young Munster centre Dan Goggin.

Ireland share pool B with France, Fiji and Wales and open their tournament against France on Monday, 2nd June in QBE Stadium, Auckland.

Ireland U-20 Squad (IRB Junior Rugby World Championship Squad 2014)

Max Abbott (Cork Constitution – Munster)
Rory Burke (Cork Constitution – Munster)
David Busby (Queens – Ulster)
Ross Byrne (UCD – Leinster)
Denis Coulson (Lansdowne/ Carlow IT – Leinster)
William Dardis (UCD – Leinster)*
Diarmuid Dee (Young Munster – Munster)*
Dylan Donnellan (UCD – Leinster)*
Peter Dooley (Lansdowne – Leinster)
Ryan Foley (Cork Constitution – Munster)*
Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians – Connacht)*
Stephen Gardiner (Lansdowne – Leinster)
Dan Goggin (Young Munster – Munster)
Cian Kelleher (Lansdowne – Leinster)
John Madigan (Dolphin – Munster)*
Nick McCarthy (UCD – Leinster)
Mickey McKeon (Lansdowne – Leinster)
Darragh Moloney (Cork Constitution – Munster)*
Rory Moloney (Buccaneers – Connacht)
Ross Molony (UCD – Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (Galwegians – Connacht) (Capt)
Jack O'Donoghue (UL Bohemian – Munster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD – Leinster)
Peter Robb (Old Belvedere – Leinster)
Frank Taggart (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster)
Peadar Timmins (UCD – Leinster)
Craig Trenier (Terenure – Leinster)*
Alex Wootton (Garryowen – Munster)

*Denotes uncapped player at International Under-20 level.

Pool B Fixtures – Junior World Championship 2013(All times are local) –

02 Jun, 15:35 Wales v Fiji ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
02 Jun, 17:35 France v Ireland QBE Stadium, Auckland
06 Jun, 15:35 France v Fiji ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
06 Jun, 17:35 Wales v Ireland ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
10 Jun, 13:35 Ireland v Fiji QBE Stadium, Auckland
10 Jun, 15:35 Wales v France QBE Stadium, Auckland