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Eire U20s Squad Named to Face South Africa in Cork
The Eire Males’s U20s, sponsored by PwC, have named a powerful matchday squad for Friday night time’s problem match towards South Africa U20s at Virgin Media Park in Cork (Kick-off 7.30pm).
Head Coach Andrew Browne has assembled an prolonged panel for a week-long coaching camp in Cork forward of the brand new season, with a number of returning internationals included within the 23-man squad.
Leinster prop Sami Bishti will captain the facet, with Charlie Molony, Tom Wooden and Donnacha McGuire all again in inexperienced after impressing throughout final season’s U20 Six Nations marketing campaign.
Former Dublin minor footballer and present Trinity Faculty prime try-scorer Noah Byrne begins at full-back, whereas the squad additionally includes a mix of expertise and thrilling new expertise from throughout the provinces.
Friday’s fixture presents a helpful early check for Browne and his teaching group as preparations ramp up for the 2026 U20 Six Nations, which kicks off in February. The match will permit the teaching employees to evaluate squad depth, combos, and health ranges towards one in every of world rugby’s prime age-grade sides.
Tickets can be found now by way of
Ticketmaster.ie, and the match will likely be streamed reside on
IrishRugby+, with protection supported by PwC, the official sponsor of the Eire U20s.
Eire Males’s U20s Matchday Squad vs South Africa U20s
Friday, 7.30pm – Virgin Media Park, Cork
15. Noah Byrne (DUFC/Leinster)
14. Charlie Molony (UCD/Leinster)
13. Sean Walsh (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
12. James O’Leary (UCC/Munster)
11. Daniel Ryan (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
10. Tom Wooden (Garryowen/Munster)
9. Christopher Barrett (UCC/Munster)
1. Max Doyle (UCD/Leinster)
2. Lee Fitzpatrick (Blackrock Faculty RFC/Leinster)
3. Sami Bishti (UCD/Leinster) (captain)
4. Donnacha McGuire (UCD/Leinster)
5. Dylan McNeice (UCD/Leinster)
6. Joe Finn (Garryowen/Munster)
7. Arthur Ashmore (Terenure Faculty RFC/Leinster)
8. Diarmaid O’Connell (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
Replacements
16. Rian Handley (Previous Wesley RFC/Leinster)
17. Christian Foley (Younger Munster RFC/Munster)
18. Blake McClean (Instonians RFC/Ulster)
19. Sean Walsh (MU Barnhall RFC/Leinster)
20. Michael O’Sullivan (UCC/Munster)
21. Fergus Callington (Durham College/IQ Rugby)
22. Conor O’Shaughnessy (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
23. Johnny O’Sullivan (DUFC/Leinster)
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