Head Coach Willie Faloon has named the Eire Males’s U20s Match Day Squad, sponsored by PwC, for Friday’s World Rugby U20 Championship third place play-off towards New Zealand in Cape City (Kick-off 3.30pm Irish time).
5 Munster gamers line out, with Ben O’Connor, Emmet Calvey, Luke Murphy and Brian Gleeson within the beginning XV and Jake O’Riordan among the many replacements.
Brian Gleeson captains Eire as soon as once more from the again row as Faloon’s younger facet bid to complete one other optimistic match with a win at Cape City Stadium, reside on RugbyPass TV.
Ben O’Connor, Davy Colbert and Hugo McLaughlin are named within the Eire again three, with Finn Treacy becoming a member of Hugh Gavin in midfield, and Oliver Coffey and Jack Murphy as soon as once more lining up within the half-backs.
Within the pack, Emmet Calvey, Stephen Smyth and Alex Mullan begin within the entrance row, with Alan Spicer and Luke Murphy within the second row.
James McKillop is at blindside flanker, Bryn Ward at openside and captain Gleeson completes the beginning XV at quantity eight.
Faloon has sturdy choices on the bench with Mikey Yarr, Ben Howard, Andrew Sparrow, Billy Corrigan and Max Flynn offering the reinforcements up entrance, as Jake O’Riordan, Sean Naughton and Ethan Graham full the Eire Match Day 23.
Friday’s match is reside on RugbyPass TV.
Eire Males’s U20s (v New Zealand):
15. Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster)
14. Davy Colbert (Dublin College FC/Leinster)
13. Finn Treacy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
12. Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
11. Hugo McLaughlin (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
10. Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
9. Oliver Coffey (Blackrock Faculty RFC/Leinster)
1. Emmet Calvey (Shannon RFC/Munster)
2. Stephen Smyth (Previous Wesley RFC/Leinster)
3. Alex Mullan (Blackrock Faculty RFC/Leinster)
4. Alan Spicer (UCD RFC/Leinster)
5. Luke Murphy (Shannon RFC/Munster)
6. James McKillop (Queen’s College Belfast RFC/Ulster)
7. Bryn Ward (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
8. Brian Gleeson (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Replacements:
16. Mikey Yarr (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
17. Ben Howard (Terenure Faculty RFC/Leinster)
18. Andrew Sparrow (UCD RFC/Leinster)
19. Billy Corrigan (Previous Wesley RFC/Leinster)
20. Max Flynn (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
21. Jake O’Riordan (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
22. Sean Naughton (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
23. Ethan Graham (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster).
