The Irish U20s will be once again led by Munster academy player and no.8 Peter O'Mahony and he is joined in the backrow by UL Boh's Brian O'Hara who kept a firm hold on the number 7 spot throughout the tournament.

Garryowen scumhalf Conor Murray and UCC centre Danny Barnes keep their starting places after breaking into the first XV last Saturday, while respective club team-mates Andrew Burke and David O'Callaghan are named in the replacements.

Ireland will take on Wales tomorrow in the Level 5 Stadium, Fukuoka at 5pm local time (9am Irish time).  Both sides last met in the U20s Six Nations in a tense affair in Llanelli where Ireland ground out a victory, winning 9-6 to secure a second place finish in the U20s ix Nations.

Ireland U20 team:
15- Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
14- David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
13-Danny Barnes (UCC/Munster)
12-Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster)
10 - Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster)
9-Conor Murray (Garryowen Munster)
1-Jack McGrath (St.Marys College/Leinster)
2- Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
3-Adam Macklin (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
4 -Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5 -Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster)
6-Rhys Ruddock (Millfield School/Exiles)
7-Brian O'Hara (U.L. Bohemians/Munster)
8-Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) Captain

Replacements:
16-David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17-Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
18-Joe Moran (Galwegians/Connacht)
19-David O'Callaghan (UCC/Munster)
20- Matthew Healy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21-Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster)
22- Jonny Shiels (QUB/Ulster)