Mick Kearney and Tadhg Furlong have been selected by Mike Ruddock for the Irish U/20’s opening game of the IRB Junior World Championships against England in Treviso.
Ireland Under-20 Team to play England in the IRB Junior World Championship, Treviso, Friday at 5.10pm:
15 Craig Gilroy (Dungannon – Ulster)
14 Andrew Conway (Blackrock – Leinster)
13 Brendan Macken (Blackrock – Leinster)
12 Luke Marshall (Ballymena -Ulster)
11 Andrew Boyle (UCD – Leinster)
10 Paddy Jackson (Dungannon – Ulster)
9 Kieran Marmion (UWIC – Exile)
1 James Tracy (UCD – Leinster)
2 Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster)
3 Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf – Leinster)
4 Michael Kearney (Clontarf – Leinster)
5 Iain Henderson (Queens – Ulster)
6 Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne – Leinster)
7 Dominic Gallagher (Dublin University – Ulster)
8 Eoin McKeon (Galwegians – Connacht)
Replacements:
16 David Doyle (UCD – Leinster)
17 Conor Carey (Ballymena – Ulster)
18 Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers – Connacht)
19 Shane Buckley (Garryowen – Munster)
20 Peter Du Toit (UCD – Leinster)
21 James McKinney (Queens – Ulster)
22 JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians – Munster)