Head Coach Willie Faloon has named the Eire Males’s U20s Match Day Squad, sponsored by PwC, for Saturday’s opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship towards Italy in Cape City (Kick-off 3.30pm Irish time).
Munster have seven gamers within the 23-man squad, with Ben O’Connor, Danny Sheahan, Evan O’Connell, Sean Edogbo, Luke Murphy all beginning, and Emmet Calvey and Jake O’Riordan among the many replacements.
Evan O’Connell will captain the workforce as they open their Pool B marketing campaign towards acquainted Six Nations rivals Italy on the DHL Stadium. The match might be watched without cost reside on RugbyPass TV.
Ben O’Connor, Davy Colbert and Hugo McLaughlin are named in Eire’s again three, with Finn Treacy and Sam Berman in midfield and Jack Murphy and Oliver Coffey persevering with their half-back partnership from the U20 Six Nations.
Within the pack, Jacob Boyd, Danny Sheahan and Patreece Bell make up the entrance row, with Alan Spicer becoming a member of captain O’Connell within the engine room.
Sean Edogbo is chosen at blindside flanker, with Connacht’s Max Flynn set to make his U20s debut at openside and Luke Murphy finishing the beginning XV at quantity eight.
Faloon has robust choices on the bench, with Stephen Smyth, Emmet Calvey, Andrew Sparrow, James McKillop and Bryn Ward offering the replacements up entrance, whereas scrum-half Jake O’Riordan is in line for his U20s debut ought to he come off the bench. Backs Sean Naughton and Hugh Gavin full Eire’s Match Day Squad.
Eire Males’s U20s (v Italy):
15. Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster)
14. Davy Colbert (Dublin College FC/Leinster)
13. Finn Treacy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
12. Sam Berman (Terenure School RFC/Leinster)
11. Hugo McLaughlin (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
10. Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
9. Oliver Coffey (Blackrock School RFC/Leinster)
1. Jacob Boyd (Queen’s College Belfast RFC/Ulster)
2. Danny Sheahan (Cork Structure FC/Munster)
3. Patreece Bell (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)
4. Alan Spicer (UCD RFC/Leinster)
5. Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)(captain)
6. Sean Edogbo (UCC RFC/Munster)
7. Max Flynn (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)*
8. Luke Murphy (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Replacements:
16. Stephen Smyth (Previous Wesley RFC/Leinster)
17. Emmet Calvey (Shannon RFC/Munster)
18. Andrew Sparrow (UCD RFC/Leinster)
19. James McKillop (Queen’s College Belfast RFC/Ulster)
20. Bryn Ward (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
21. Jake O’Riordan (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
22. Sean Naughton (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
23. Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht).
* Denotes uncapped participant at U20 stage
