Grand Slam Hopes For Ireland

The Ireland U20 team to face England in their final 6 Nations Championship match in Adams Park, on Friday, 16th March (kick-off 8.05pm) has been named.

Ireland, who are current table leaders on eight points will be competing for a grand slam title which they last held in 2007.

Head Coach Mike Ruddock has made three changes to the side which defeated Scotland 27-0 last weekend in Athlone.

Loosehead Prop, Des Merrey starts his first game of the championship having been used as a replacement in each of the previous four games. Kyle McCall moves to tighthead with Munster’s Niall Scannell named at hooker having missed the previous game through injury.

The match will be broadcast live from Adams Park on Sky Sports 2.

Ireland U-20 Team

15 – Shane Layden (Buccaneers – Connacht)
14 – Conor Finn (Buccaneers – Connacht)
13 – Chris Farrell (Dungannon – Ulster)
12 – JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians – Munster)
11 – Foster Horan (Lansdowne – Leinster)
10 – Paddy Jackson (Dungannon – Ulster)(Capt)
9 – Luke McGrath (UCD – Leinster)
1 – Des Merrey (Clontarf – Leinster)
2 – Niall Scannell (Dolphin – Munster)
3 – Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch – Ulster)
4- Iain Henderson (Queens – Ulster)
5 – Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers – Connacht)
6 – Conor Gilsenan (UCD – Leinster)
7 – Aaron Conneely (Corinthians – Connacht)
8 – Jack Conan (Old Belvedere – Leinster)

Replacements

16. James Rael (Garryowen – Munster)
17. Peter Reilly (Lansdowne – Leinster)
18 – Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere – Leinster)
19. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne – Leinster)
20. Jordan Coghlan (UCD – Leinster)
21. Kieron Marmion (Corinthians – Connacht)
22 – Cathal Marsh (Dublin University – Leinster)
23 – Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster)

Ireland Under-20 RBS 6 Nations Results and Fixtures 2012

Fri 3rd Feb, Ireland U20 11 v 6 Wales U20 Dubarry Park
Sat 11th Feb, France U20 12 v 13 Ireland U20 Grenoble
Fri 24th Feb, Ireland U20 27 v 8 Italy U20 Dubarry Park
Fri 9th Mar, Ireland U20 26 v 0 Scotland U20 Dubarry Park
Fri 16th Mar, England U20 v Ireland U20 Adams Park