Head Coach Willie Faloon has named his Eire Males’s U20s Match Day Squad, sponsored by PwC, for Thursday’s second World Rugby U20 Championship Pool B conflict towards Georgia in Stellenbosch (Kick-off 1pm Irish time, dwell on RugbyPass TV).
Six Munster gamers function within the 23 man squad, together with Ben O’Connor, Evan O’Connell, Sean Edogbo, Luke Murphy, Emmet Calvey and Brian Gleeson.
Eire opened their marketing campaign with a giant win over Italy in Cape City on Saturday and can bid to make it two from two once they meet Georgia on the Danie Craven Stadium in Spherical 2.
Ben O’Connor and Davy Colbert are joined within the again three by Ruben Moloney, who’s line for his Eire U20s debut, whereas Sam Berman continues at exterior centre and Hugh Gavin begins at inside centre. Sean Naughton begins at out-half, with Oliver Coffey at 9.
Within the pack, Jacob Boyd, Stephen Smyth and Andrew Sparrow begin within the entrance row, with James McKillop coming into the second row to accomplice captain Evan O’Connell. The again row of Sean Edogbo, Max Flynn and Luke Murphy stays unchanged.
Hooker Mikey Yarr is in line for his debut off the bench, as he joins Emmet Calvey, Patreece Bell, Alan Spicer and Brian Gleeson because the ahead replacements, with Tadhg Brophy, Jack Murphy and Finn Treacy finishing Eire’s Match Day 23.
Eire Males’s U20s (v Georgia):
15. Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster)
14. Davy Colbert (Dublin College FC/Leinster)
13. Sam Berman (Terenure School RFC/Leinster)
12. Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
11. Ruben Moloney (UCD RFC/Leinster)*
10. Sean Naughton (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
9. Oliver Coffey (Blackrock School RFC/Leinster)
1. Jacob Boyd (Queen’s College Belfast RFC/Ulster)
2. Stephen Smyth (Outdated Wesley RFC/Leinster)
3. Andrew Sparrow UCD RFC/Leinster)
4. James McKillop (Queen’s College Belfast RFC/Ulster)
5. Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)(capt)
6. Sean Edogbo (UCC RFC/Munster)
7. Max Flynn (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
8. Luke Murphy (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Replacements:
16. Mikey Yarr (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)*
17. Emmet Calvey (Shannon RFC/Munster)
18. Patreece Bell (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby)
19. Alan Spicer (UCD RFC/Leinster)
20. Brian Gleeson (Garryowen FC/Munster)
21. Tadhg Brophy (Naas RFC/Leinster)
22. Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
23. Finn Treacy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht).
* Denotes uncapped at Eire U20s stage
