Ireland U20 Team to play France U20 Announced <\/p>\n
The Ireland Under-20 team, sponsored by PwC, has been named by Head Coach Nigel Carolan.<\/p>\n
There are two changes in the backline from the last outing, where they overcame their Italian counterparts, 15-47 last Friday.<\/p>\n
Steven Fitzgerald, who will get his first cap at this level, is named on the wing, replacing Greg O’Shea who picked up an injury during last week’s game.<\/p>\n
Sam Arnold makes his first start of the tournament to partner Garry Ringrose in the centre. Fergal Cleary is named in the replacements. <\/p>\n
Speaking about the fixture, Carolan said “It was great to get the tournament off to a winning start. We are looking forward to playing the French side at home. The guys have been working very hard but, we have no doubt we have a tough battle on our hands against a strong, physical side.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ireland U-20 v France U-20 game will broadcast live on RTE 2 on Friday evening, coverage starting at 19.00hrs.<\/p>\n
Ireland Under-20 team & Replacements (v France Under-20. Dubarry Park, Athlone \u2013 Kick-off 19.05hrs)
\n15 – Billy Dardis (UCD\/ Leinster)
\n14 \u2013 Jack Owens (QUB\/ Ulster) moves wing
\n13 – Garry Ringrose (UCD\/ Leinster)
\n12 – Sam Arnold (Ballynahinch\/Ulster) Comes on from bench
\n11 \u2013 Steven Fitzgerald (Shannon\/ Munster)
\n10 – Ross Byrne (UCD \/ Leinster)
\n9 – Nick McCarthy (UCD\/ Leinster) (Capt)
\n1 – Jeremy Loughman (UCD \/ Leinster)
\n2 – Zack McCall (QUB\/Ulster)
\n3 – Oisin Heffernan (Terenure\/Leinster)
\n4 – David O’Connor (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\n5 – Alex Thompson (QUB\/Ulster)
\n6 – Josh Murphy (UCD\/Leinster)
\n7 – Rory Moloney (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\n8 – Lorcan Dow (QUB\/Ulster)<\/p>\n
Replacements
\n16 – Adam McBurney (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\n17 – Michael Lagan (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\n18 – Conan O’Donnell (Sligo\/NUIG\/Connacht)
\n19 – Cian Romaine (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\n20 – Nick Timoney (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\n21 – Jack Cullen (Shannon\/Munster)
\n22 – Joey Carbery (UCD\/Leinster)
\n23 – Fergal Cleary (Lansdowne \/ Leinster) <\/p>\n
RBS 6 Nations Ireland Under-20 Fixtures and Results:
\nFri 6 Feb Italy U20 15 Ireland U20 47
\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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