“We need to reproduce our valiant effort we showed against England.”

The Ireland U20 v France U20 game will broadcast live on RTE 2 on Friday evening, coverage starting at 19.30hrs.

Ireland Under 20 Team:
15 - Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
14 - David Panter (Corinthians/Connacht)
13 - Tom Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12 - Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
11 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9 - Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
1 - Peter Dooley (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 -George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcon/Exile)
3 - Christopher Taylor (Malone/Ulster)
4 - Gavin Thornbury (UCD/Leinster)
5 - John Donnan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6 - Conor Joyce (Malone/Ulster)
7 - Josh Van Der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8 - Ryan Murphy (Dolphin/Munster)

Replacements:
16 -John Andrew (Ballymena/Ulster)
17 - Ryan Furniss (Worcester/Exile)
18 - Adam Boland (Lansdowne/Leinster)
19 - Sean McCarthy (Shannon/Munster)
20 - Peadar Timmins (UCD/Leinster)
21 - John Creighton (Malone/Ulster)
22 - Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Connacht)
23 - Darragh Leader (Galwegians/Connacht)

Ireland Under 20 RBS 6 Nations Fixtures and results 2013 (All Kick-off Times GMT):
Fri 1st Feb 19:10 Wales U20 v Ireland U20 17-15
Fri 8th Feb 19:35 Ireland U20 v England U20 16-15
Fri 22nd Feb 19:30 Scotland U20 v Ireland U20 Netherdale 21-20
Fri 8th Mar 19:45 Ireland U20 v France U20 Dubarry Park
Fri 15th Mar 19:00 Italy U20 v Ireland U20 Stadio del Marsi