Ireland Under-19 Team Named For Ravenhill

The Ireland Under-19s play Australia Schools at Ravenhill (kick-off 7.00pm) on Wednesday (December 21). Click here for team details.

…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)