Ireland U20s head coach Ritchie Murphy has made three changes for the U20s Six Nations game against the Scotland U20s this coming Friday.
Ireland are chasing their second consecutive Grand Slam and will be in a confident mood after beating the likes of Wales, France, and Italy in the first three rounds
Fiachna Barrett, Evan O’Connell and Andrew Osborne have all been given the nod by Murphy.
Osborne starts on the wing for his debut. He is joined in the back three by Henry McErlean at fullback and Hugh Gavin on the other wing.
Hugh Cooney and John Devine start as Ireland's centres.
Sam Prendergast and Fintan Gunne keep their places at Ireland's halfbacks.
Introducing the Ireland U20s Match Day Squad for Friday night's clash against Scotland in Glasgow! 🟢#FutureIsGreen | @PwCIreland — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) March 8, 2023
Up front George Hadden and captain Gus McCarthy are joined by Barrett
In the second row O’Connell and the ever-present Conor O’Tighearnaigh start behind them.
Finally, the side is completed with a back three of James McNabney, Ruadhán Quinn, and Brian Gleeson
Speaking about the selection Murphy said, “We are continuing to build and evolve each week and we hope to bring our performance to a new level on Friday night, with Scotland set to pose a considerable challenge at their home ground.”
Kick-off is at 7.15pm and can be seen live on RTÉ2.
Fullback 15. Henry McErlean
Winger 14. Andrew Osborne
Centres 13. Hugh Cooney 12. John Devine
Winger11. Hugh Gavin
Out half 10. Sam Prendergast Scrum half 9. Fintan Gunne
Front row 1. George Hadden 2. Gus McCarthy 3. Fiachna Barrett
Second row 4. Evan O’Connell 5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh
Back row 6. James McNabney 7. Ruadhán Quinn, 8. Brian Gleeson
Replacements: 16. Danny Sheahan 17. George Morris 18. Paddy McCarthy 19. Diarmuid Mangan 20. Liam Molony 21. Oscar Cawley 22. Matthew Lynch 23. Rory Telfer
