Three changes for Ireland U-20s

The Ireland Under-20 team has been named for their final fixture of the Under-20 RBS Six Nations Championship where they take on England in Adams Park on Friday.

The Ireland Under-20 team has been named for their final fixture of the Under-20 RBS Six Nations Championship where they take on England in Adams Park on Friday.

Mike Ruddock has made three changes to the side which defeated Scotland 27-0 last weekend in Athlone.

Loosehead prop Des Merrey starts his first game of the championship having been used as a replacement in each of the previous four games. Kyle McCall moves to tighthead with Niall Scannell named at hooker having missed the previous game through injury.

Friday’s game, to decide the championship, will be broadcast live from Adams Park on Sky Sports 2

Ireland U-20 v England U-20:

(Adams Park, High Wycombe - Friday March 16, 2012, Kick-off 8.05pm)

15 - Shane Layden (Buccaneers - Connacht)

14 - Conor Finn (Buccaneers - Connacht)

13 - Chris Farrell (Dungannon - Ulster)

12 - JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians - Munster)

11 - Foster Horan (Lansdowne - Leinster)

10 - Paddy Jackson (Dungannon - Ulster)(Capt)

9 - Luke McGrath (UCD - Leinster)

1 - Des Merrey (Clontarf - Leinster)

2 - Niall Scannell (Dolphin - Munster)

3 - Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch - Ulster)

4- Iain Henderson (Queens - Ulster)

5 - Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers - Connacht)

6 - Conor Gilsenan (UCD - Leinster)

7 - Aaron Conneely (Corinthians - Connacht)

8 - Jack Conan (Old Belvedere - Leinster)

Replacements

16. James Rael (Garryowen - Munster)

17. Peter Reilly (Lansdowne - Leinster)

18 - Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere - Leinster)

19. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne - Leinster)

20. Jordan Coghlan (UCD - Leinster)

21. Kieron Marmion (Corinthians - Connacht)

22 - Cathal Marsh (Dublin University - Leinster)

23 - Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)

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