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Ireland U-20 Squad Named For Junior World Championship

The Ireland Under- 20 squad (sponsored by PwC) has been named by head coach Mike Ruddock for this year’s IRB Junior World Championship which will take place in Italy in June.

Mike Ruddock will bring an experienced squad with him to Italy. The selected panel includes eight players who were involved in last year’s IRB Junior World Championship, including captain Niall Annett.

Only two of the chosen players were not involved in this year’s RBS Under-20 6 Nations Championship – they are Dominic Gallagher and Kieran Marmion.

Ireland are in Pool C with England, Scotland and South Africa and open the tournament against current Six Nations champions England in Treviso on Friday, June 10.

IRELAND UNDER-20 Squad (2011 IRB Junior World Championship, Treviso/Rovigo/Padova, Italy, June 10-26):

Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
Finlay Bealham (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Andrew Boyle (UCD/Leinster)*
Shane Buckley (Garryowen/Munster)
Conor Carey (Ballymena/Ulster)
Aaron Conneely (Galway Corinthians/Connacht)
Andrew Conway (Blackrock College/Leinster)*
David Doyle (UCD/Leinster)*
Peter du Toit (UCD/Leinster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Dominic Gallagher (Dublin University/Ulster)
Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)
JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Paddy Jackson (DungannonUlster)
Michael Kearney (Clontarf/Leinster)
Alex Kelly (UCD/Leinster)
Brendan Macken (Blackrock College/Leinster)*
Kieran Marmion (UWIC/Exile)
Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster)
Eoin McKeon (Galwegians/Connacht)
James McKinney (Queen’s University/Ulster)*
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
Tiernan O’Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)*
Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht)
James Tracy (UCD/Leinster)

* Denotes players who were involved in last year’s JWC

IRB JWC POOL C FIXTURES:

* All kick-off times are local time

Friday, June 10 – 6.10pm: England v Ireland, Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso
Friday, June 10 – 8.10pm: South Africa v Scotland, Stadio del Plebiscito, Padova
Tuesday, June 14 – 6.10pm: England v Scotland, Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso
Tuesday, June 14 – 8.10pm: Ireland v South Africa, Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso
Saturday, June 18 – 8.10pm: England v South Africa, Stadio del Plebiscito, Padova
Saturday, June 18 – 8.10pm: Ireland v Scotland, Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo