Daly And O’Connor Called Up To Ireland U20 Squad

The Ireland U20 Management can confirm two changes to the squad to travel to the World Rugby U20 Championships in France this weekend.

UCC back-row Jack O’Sullivan suffered a knee injury at training last week and he is replaced by Garryowen’s Jack Daly.

Prop Tom O’Toole also suffered a knee injury, while playing with Ulster at the weekend and he will be replaced by UCC’s Bryan O’Connor.

Castleisland native Daly has worn the green jersey at U18 Clubs and Schools, while O’Connor lined out for the Ireland U19s last season.

Both players featured regularly for their clubs this season in the All Ireland League.

Ireland travel to France on Saturday, with their opening game against the hosts taking place on Wednesday in Perpignan at 8.30pm (Irish time).

They will then face South Africa (Sun 3rd June) and Georgia (Thursday 7th June) in their other Pool C fixtures.

Eir Sport will broadcast the games.

Ireland U20 Squad – World Rugby U20 Championship 2018

Forwards

Matthew Agnew (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)

Jack Aungier (St. Mary’s College RFC/Leinster)

Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen FC/Munster)

Joe Byrne (Dublin University/Leinster) *

Matthew Dalton (Malone RFC/Ulster)

Cormac Daly (Clontarf FC/Leinster)

Jack Daly (Garryowen FC/Munster) *

Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College RFC/Leinster) Captain

Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC/Leinster)

Jack Dunne (Dublin University FC/Leinster)

Joe Dunleavy (Malone RFC/Ulster)

James French (UCC/Munster)

Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)

Bryan O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster) *

Charlie Ryan (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Dan Sheehan (Dublin University FC/Leinster) *

Backs

Harry Byrne (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Conor Dean (St. Mary’s College RFC/Leinster)

Dan Hurley (Young Munster RFC/Munster) *

James Hume (Banbridge RFC/Ulster)

Sean O’Brien (Clontarf FC/Leinster)

Hugh O’Sullivan (Clontarf FC/Leinster)

Tom Roche (Lansdowne FC/Leinster) *

Michael Silvester (Dublin University FC/Leinster)

Jonny Stewart (QUB RFC/Ulster)

Peter Sylvester (UCC RFC / Munster) *

Tommy O’Brien (UCD RFC/Leinster)

James McCarthy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)

*Denotes uncapped at this level

Unavailable due to injury

Eoghan Clarke

Angus Curtis

Ronan Kelleher

Sean Masterson

Jack O’Sullivan

Tom O’Toole

Peter Sullivan

Ireland U20 World Rugby U20 Championships Fixtures

Pool C

France v Ireland

Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan

Wednesday 30th May, 2018

KO: 21:00 (local) / 20:00 (Irish)

South Africa v Ireland

Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitie, Narbonne

Sunday 3rd June, 2018

KO: 16:30 (local) / 15:30 (Irish)

Ireland v Georgia

Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitie, Narbonne

Thursday 7th June, 2018

KO: 18:30 (local) / 17:30 (Irish)

Semi-Finals

Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitie, Narbonne OR Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan

Tuesday 12th June 2018

Finals Day

Stade De La Mediterranee in Béziers.

Sunday 17th June 2018