Ireland U21 team to play France U21 on Friday : Irish Rugby

The Ireland U21 team to play France U21 on Friday February 13th with a 7:30pm kick off at Stade Beau Blanc in Limoges has been announced.

Ireland U21 Team:

15. Andrew Finn (Dolphin) 14. Richard Lane (UCC) 13. John Hearty (Blackrock College) 12. Glen Telford (Dungannon) 11. Tommy Bowe (QUB) 10. Gareth Steenson (QUB) 9. Tomas O'Leary (Cork Constitution)

1. John Wickham (Clontarf)

2. Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution) 3. Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins) 4. David Gannon (Blackrock College) - CAPTAIN 5. Shane O'Connor (Cork Constitution) 6. Brendan O'Connor (Cork Constitution) 7. Oisin Hennessy (Dungannon) 8. Jamie Heaslip (DU)

Replacements: 16 - Conor Geoghegan (UCD), 17 - Stephen Bennett (Bath) 18 - Neil McComb (Dundee HSFP), 19 - David O'Brien (Old Belvedere), 20 - Robbie Shaw (London Wasps), 21 - Michael Glancy (Loughborough University), 22 - Breffne O'Donnell (UL Bohemians).

Centre Chris Farrell had a NatWest 6 Nations debut to remember as his man-of-the-match performance helped Ireland to a 37-27 bonus point win over Wales at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy spoke to Irish Rugby TV about Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny and the attacking threats they will pose for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2.15pm).

Irish Rugby TV caught up with Jordan Larmour for an exclusive post-match interview following his first Ireland cap and NatWest 6 Nations Championship debut against Italy at the Aviva Stadium.