Ireland Under-20 Team Named To Face Leinster Development XV

The Ireland Under-20 team to take on a Leinster Development side at Donnybrook on Thursday (kick-off 2pm) has been named.

The now traditional training fixture against Leinster is part of the Ireland Under-20s preparations for the 2012 ‘RBS U-20 6 Nations Championship, which begins for them against Wales at Dubarry Park on Friday, February 3.

Head coach Mike Ruddock’s squad have already been through two training camps this season and the game against the Leinster Development side will be the culmination of their third get together over the last two days in Dublin.

The squad includes several players from last year’s squad, including Daniel Qualter, Aaron Conneely and Cathal Marsh.

IRELAND UNDER-20 Team & Replacements (v Leinster Development XV, Donnybrook, Thursday, December 22, kick-off 2pm):

15 – Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht)
14 – Conor Finn (Buccaneers/Connacht)
13 – Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
12 – Tadhg Leader (Galwegians/Connacht)
11 – Callum Boland (Buccaneers/Connacht)
10 – Cathal Marsh (Dublin University/Leinster)
9 – Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
1 – Des Merrey (CLontarf/Leinster)
2 – James Rael (Garryowen/Munster)
3 – Peter Reilly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
4 – Conor Kindregan (UL Bohemians/Connacht)
5 – Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht)
6 – Shane Buckley (Garryowen/Munster)
7 – Conor Gilsenan (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
8 – Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht)

Replacements:

16 – Stephen Macauley (Exiles)
17 – Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
18 – Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
19 – Paddy Lavelle (Dublin University/Leinster)
20 – Sam Coghlan Murray (UCD/Leinster)
21 – Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
22 – Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
23 – Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
24 – Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
25 – Diarmuid Higgins (Buccaneers/Connacht)
26 – Alan O’Connor (UCD/Leinster)
27 – Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
28 – Jordan Coghlan (UCD/Leinster)