The Ireland Under 18 Club side for the opening game against Georgia in the FIRA-AER U18 Championship has been named.
The Ireland Under 18 Clubs side are taking part in the 7th FIRA-AER U18 European Championships in Dax, France from March 30th - April 8th and are seeded fourth in the competition.
The game against Goergia takes place on Sunday April 1st.
The Ireland U18 Clubs side is as follows:
Player Club
15 - John O'Brien (Connemara)
14 - David McIlwaine (Larne)
13 - Eamon Sheridan (Navan) Captain
12 - Eoghan Conran (Naas)
11 - Colm Brady (Kilkenny)
10 - Rory Stynes (Carlow)
9 - Charlie Mulchrone (Wilmslow)
1 - James Robinson (Corinthians)
2 - Paul Molloy (Waterpark)
3 - Conor Higgins (Ballinasloe)
4 - Michael Lenihan (Mallow)
5 - Mark Flanagan (Mullingar)
6 - John Dever (Tallaght)
7 - Sean Dougall (Newcastle Falcolns)
8 - Dermot Murphy (Galwegians)
Replacements:
16 - Gavin Duffy (Sundays Well)
17 - Jason East (Sligo)
18 - Joe Mac Manus (London Irish)
19 - Charlie Armstrong (Penzance)
20 - Liam Carpenter (Westport)
21 - Seamus Mc Kimm (RGS High Wycombe)
22 - Adam Kennedy (Buccaneers)
23 - Niall Earls (Wicklow)
24 - Charlie Ingall (London Wasps)
25 - Danny Barnes (Tralee)
26 - Aengus O'Connell (Corinthians)
2007 FIRA U18 Championships Competition seeding
1 - England
2 - France
3 - Italy
4 - Ireland
5 - Georgia
6 - Russia
7 - Romania
8 - Portugal
Management
Manager - Willie Gribben
Coach - Greg Lynch
Backs Coach - Richie Murphy
Defence Coach - Jimmy Duffy
Fitness & Conditioning Coach - Antoine Mobian
Video Analyst - Lenny Browne
Assistant Manager - John Delany
Physiotherapist - Barry Smith
Doctor - John Quinlan