Tallagh institute of Technology student and Blackrock College player Alex Dunlop will captain the side. 

Shannon's John Clogan and UCC's Wayne Falvey fly the flag for the province and are named in the starting XV. 

Irish Colleges XV: P.Harte (Athlone Institute of Technology/Bucaneers),J.Cleary (Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology/Galwegians), L.Kavanagh (Dublin City University/Lansdowne), J.Clogan (Waterford Institute of Technology/Shannon), D.Mongan (Dublin City University /Old Belvedere), J.Power (Dublin Institute of Technology/Blackrock College), S.Treacy (Dublin City University /Clontarf), J.Naughton (Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology /Galwegians), W.Falvey (Cork Institute of Technolog/UCC), S.Preston (Dublin Institute of Technology/St Marys College), M.Kearney(Institute of Technology Carlow/Clontarf), B.Reilly (Dublin City University /Clontarf), J.Dever (Garda College/Terenure College), R.Hackney (University of Ulster Jordanstown/Ballymena), A.Dunlop (Institute of Technology Tallaght/Blackrock College)CAPT.

Replacements: A.Ferguson (Belfast Metropolitan College/Ballymena), S.Morton (University of Ulster Jordanstown/Portadown), P.DeBurca (Athlone Institute of Technology/Buccaneers), C.Deans (Institute of Technology/Tallaght/Terenure College), H.Nolan (Dublin City University/Clontarf), P.DeBarra(Institute of Technology, Carlow/DLSP), M.Sexton (Institute of Technology, Tallaght/St.Marys College)