Ireland U19 Side Named
There is one change to the team that started against England with Andrew Browne coming into the side for Thomas Anderson.
…Ian Keatley beats David Tait of England in the opening game
which Ireland won 17 – 16…
There is one change to the Ireland U19 team (sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers) that started against England with Andrew Browne coming into the side for Thomas Anderson in the second row for the game against France in the IRB U19 World Championship.
Ireland will play tournament favourites France on Sunday in Exiles RFC in Dubai with the game kicking off at 18:00 and being shown live on Sky Sports.
France have been installed as favourites after they beat the fancied South Africa U19 side in their opening game.
Ireland will need another strong performance but having beaten England they will have the confidence to further in the competiton.
The Team in full is:
1 Cian Healy
2 Gerard Slattery
3 James Gethings
4 Andrew Browne
5 Conor McInerney
6 Tommy O’Donnell
7 David Pollock (C)
8 Kevin Sheahan
9 Paul O’Donohoe
10 Brian Collins
11 Michael Barker
12 Ian Keatley
13 Keith Earls
14 Shane Monahan
15 Sean Carey
Replacements
16 David Gilchrist
17 Ruaidhri Murphy
18 Richard Sweeney
19 Thomas Walsh
20 Jonathan Graham
21 David Drake
22 Niall O’Connor
23 Ian Whitten
24 Aidan Wynne
25 Ivan Dineen
Referee Andrew Lindsay Australia
Touch Judge 1 Willie Roos South Africa
Touch Judge 2 Philip Bosch South Africa
…Post Match Audio and Video Highlights are available on the IRB’s Dedicated Under 19 Website – Click on the Logo…