Ireland U-20 Squad Announced For RBS 6 Nations Championship <\/p>\n
An extended squad of 30 players has been named for the Ireland Under-20s, sponsored by PwC, ahead of their 2015 RBS U-20 6 Nations campaign.<\/p>\n
Eight players named in the squad have previous 6 nations experience, having played in the tournament last year, Harrison Brewer, Ross Byrne, Jack Cullen, Oisin Heffernan, Nick McCarthy, Sean McNulty, Rory Moloney and Garry Ringrose in addition, a further three players played in the 2014 Junior World Championship, Billy Dardis, Ciaran Gaffney and Josh Murphy.<\/p>\n
The side will be captained by Nick McCarthy.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the Tournament, Head Coach Nigel Carolan said “The squad sees a great mixture of new faces and those with experience at this level from last season. We have been really impressed by the attitude of the players, both on and off the field. Their enthusiasm and attention to detail has been second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The warm up games against the provincial development sides over Christmas have provided the opportunity to develop our game and confirm the potential within our player group.\u201d<\/p>\n
“We are looking forward to getting the campaign underway with our opening game away to Italy.\u201d <\/p>\n
Speaking in advance of the upcoming Under 20 RBS Six Nations matches, Ronan Murphy, Senior Partner, PwC, said “We remain very committed to supporting Irish Rugby principally through our sponsorship of the Under 20 team and we wish them every success for 2015 and in their upcoming RBS Six Nations Championship campaign.”<\/p>\n
Ireland have two home games this year, Ireland will take on France in Dubarry Park, Athlone on Friday, 13th February.<\/p>\n
Ireland U20’s will play their English counterparts in Donnybrook stadium on Friday 28th February, the first time the age grade play in the capital since 2005.<\/p>\n
Electric Ireland will continue their sponsorship of the Ireland U20 home series. Speaking about the announcement, Niall Dineen, Head of Commercial at Electric Ireland said “Electric Ireland is delighted to once again sponsor the U20 Rugby International Home Series. We have a long tradition supporting young people in sport and we look forward to working with the IRFU and helping to promote the young rugby stars of tomorrow at this this year’s match in Donnybrook.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ireland U-20 Squad, RBS 6 Nations 2015
\nSamuel Arnold (Ballynahinch\/Ulster)
\nHarrison Brewer (Terenure\/ Leinster)*
\nRoss Byrne (UCD RFC\/ Leinster)*
\nJoey Carbery (UCD\/ Leinster)
\nFergal Cleary (Lansdowne \/ Leinster)
\nJack Cullen (Shannon \/Munster)*
\nBilly Dardis (UCD\/Leinster) *
\nLorcan Dow (Queens\/Ulster)
\nJack Dwan (Leinster)
\nStephen Fitzgerald (Shannon\/ Munster)
\nCiaran Gaffney (Galwegians\/Connacht) *
\nOisin Heffernan (Terenure\/Leinster)*
\nMichael Lagan (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\nJeremy Lougman (UCD\/Leinster)
\nZac McCall (Queens University\/Ulster)
\nNicolas McCarthy (UCD\/Leinster)*
\nSean McNulty (UCD\/Munster)*
\nStephen McVeigh (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\nRory Moloney (Buccaneers\/Connacht)*
\nJosh Murphy (UCD\/Leinster) *
\nDavid O’Connor (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\nConan O’Donnell (Sligo\/Connacht)
\nConor Oliver (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\nGreg O’Shea (Shannon\/Munster)
\nJack Owens (Queens University\/Ulster)
\nGarry Ringrose (UCD\/Leinster)*
\nCian Romaine (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\nJacob Stockdale (Queens University\/Ulster)
\nAlexander Thompson (Queens University\/Ulster)
\nNick Timoney (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)<\/p>\n
*Denotes previously capped at this level<\/p>\n
Ireland Under-20 Management Team
\nNigel Carolan – Head Coach
\nColin McEntee – Assistant Coach \/ High Performance Manager
\nJohn Fogarty – Assistant Coach \/ Scrum Coach
\nSteven Aboud \u2013 Assistant Coach\/ Head of Technical Direction
\nHendrik Kruger – Team Manager
\nSin\u00e9ad Bennett – Squad Co-ordinator
\nGarrett Coughlan – Physio
\nWill Duggan – Doctor
\nEamonn Flanagan – Strength and Conditioning Coach
\nLar Hogan – Baggage Master
\nGareth Rossi – Massage Therapist
\nJim Herring – Performance Analyst
\nMaria Boland – Media Officer <\/p>\n
RBS 6 Nations Ireland Under-20 Fixtures:
\nFri 6 Feb 19:00 Italy U20 v Ireland U20 Stadio Pozzi Lamarmora
\nFri 13 Feb 19:05 Ireland U20 v France U20 Dubarry Park
\nFri 27 Feb 19:05 Ireland U20 v England U20 Donnybrook
\nFri 13 Mar 19:45 Wales U20 v Ireland U20 Parc Eirias
\nFri 20 Mar 19:30 Scotland U20 v Ireland U20 Netherdale <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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