Tarf’s rising star second row Mick Kearney has been named in the Irish U/20’s starting line-up for their opening 6 Nations fixture against Italy in Parma on Friday night.
Mick has been rewarded for some impressive displays for both Leinster and Clontarf in the AIL. Also named in Mick Ruddock’s side is Leinster star Andrew Conway
15- Craig Gilroy (Dungannon – Ulster)
14- Andrew Conway (Blackrock – Leinster)
13- Alex Kelly (UCD -Leinster)
12- Luke Marshall (Ballymena – Ulster)
11- Andrew Boyle (UCD – Leinster)
10- Patrick Jackson (Dungannon – Ulster)
9- Blane McIlroy (Ballymena – Ulster)
1- James Tracy (UCD -Leinster)
2- Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster) (Captain)
3- Martin Moore (Lansdowne – Leinster)
4- Michael Kearney (Clontarf – Leinster)
5- Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers – Connacht)
6- Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne – Leinster)
7- Aaron Conneely (Corinthians – Connacht)
8- Eoin McKeon (Galwegians – Connacht
Replacements:
16- David Doyle (UCD – Leinster)
17- Conor Carey (Ballymena – Ulster)
18- Finlay Bealham (Exile)
19- William Iain Henderson (Queens – Ulster)
20- Peter Du Toit (UCD – Leinster)
21- Cathal Marsh (Dublin University – Leinster)
22- Brendan Macken (Blackrock – Leinster)