Neil Doak named Ireland team for for U20 Championship opener
Ireland Under-20 head coach Neil Doak has named his squad, for Sunday's opening game in the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship.
Ireland face Georgia's U20 side on Sunday 29 June 2 at 5pm (Irish time) in Calvisano, Italy.
Connacht's Éanna McCarthy captains the side after leading the team all through the recent U20 Six Nations.
Charlie Molony, Paidi Farrell and Derry Moloney start in Ireland's back three, with Eoghan Smyth and Ciarán Mangan making up the midfield pairing. Tom Wood is at out-half and is joined in the half-backs by Clark Logan.
In the pack, Billy Bohan, Henry Walker and Alex Mullan are in the front row, Mahon Ronan and Billy Corrigan in the engine room and Luke Murphy joins Michael Foy and McCarthy in the back row.
Mikey Yarr, Alex Usanov, Tom McAllister, Conor Kennelly and Bobby Power are the forwards available to Doak and his Coaching Team on the bench, with backs Will Wootton, Sam Wisniewski and Daniel Green completing Ireland's 23.
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