Ireland Under-19 Team Named For Ravenhill : Irish Rugby

...Fly-half Brian Collins in action for Ireland Schools against France last season...

The Ireland Under-19s play Australia Schools at Ravenhill (kick-off 7.00pm) on Wednesday (December 21). The Irish will be looking to avenge last Saturday's 51-18 defeat dished up by the Aussies to the Ireland Under-19 'A' team at Donnybrook.

The folowing is the selected team for Wednesday.

IRELAND UNDER-19: 15 - Sean Carey (Garbally College); 14 - Michael Barker (Queen's University Belfast), 13 - Keith Earls (St. Munchin's), 12 - Ian Keatley (UCD), 11 - Vasya Artemiev (Blackrock College); 10 - Brian Collins (Castleknock College), 9 - Stephen Cranley (Greystones); 1 - Cian Healy (Belvedere College), 2 - David Gilchrist (UCD), 3 - Stephen Gethings (Gonzaga), 4 - Tom Walsh (Castleknock College), 5 - Conor McInerney (UCD) (capt), 6 - Thomas Anderson (Queen's University Belfast), 7 - Kevin Sheahan (UCD), 8 - Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians).

Replacements: 16 - Gerard Slattery (St. Munchin's), 17 - Michael Ferguson (Queen's University Belfast), 18 - Neil Simpson (Instonians), 19 - Jonathan Graham (Ballynahinch), 20 - Shane O'Sullivan (Christian Brothers Cork), 21 - David Drake (Instonians), 22 - Niall O'Connor (Limavady Grammar School), 23 - Aidan Wynne (Blackrock College).

AUSTRALIA SCHOOLS: tbc

Referee: Tim Beddow (England); Touch Judges: Simon McDowell, Jonathan Peak (both Ireland)

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