IRELAND'S U20 head coach Richie Murphy has selected his Irish side for tonight's U-20 Six Nations Summer Series match against South Africa at the Payanini Rugby Centre in Verona. Six changes have been made to the side that lost 42-17 to France last Friday.
Patrick Campbell, Sam Prendergast, Michael Moloney, George Hadden, Diarmuid Mangan and George Shaw all come into the starting 15
Patrick Campbell starts at fullback, Sam Prendergast and Michael Moloney start as halfbacks.
Dylan O’Grady replaces Shay McCarthy on the left wing. Aitzol King keeps his place on the right wing,
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A new front row of George Hadden, James McCormick and Darragh McSweeney starts.
James McNabney and captain Reuben Crothers are joined by Shaw in the backrow
Conor O’Tighearnaigh and Mangan start in the second row
Murphy can select an extended matchday squad of 26 players for the tournament in Italy.
You can watch the game on the the Six Nations YouTube channel at 7pm Irish time
The team is as follows
Front Row: George Hadden, James McCormick, Darragh McSweeney
Second Row: Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Diarmuid Mangan
Backrow: Reuben Crothers(capt), James Mcnabney, George Shaw
Half backs: Michael Moloney (scrumhalf) Sam Prendergast (out half)
Centers: Daniel Hawkshaw, Fionn Gibbons
Wingers: Dylan O’Grady, Aitzol King
Fullback: Patrick Campbell
Replacements
- Josh Hanlon ,17. Oisin Michel, 18. Kieran Ryan ,19. Adam McNamee , 20. Lorcan McLoughlin, 21. Andrew O’Mahony ,22. Reece Malone, 23. George Coomber ,24. Shay
- McCarthy,25. Scott Wilson, 26. Charlie Irvine
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