IRELAND Under-20 coach Allen Clarke hopes his side can produce another never-say-die performance to put fancied England to the sword in tonight’s RBS Six Nations Championship clash at Dubarry Park, Athlone (6.15pm).

The following is the Ireland U-20 team to play England U-20 in the U-20 Six Nations at Dubarry Park on Friday evening (Kick-off 6.15pm).

The Ireland U20 team shows several changes from last week’s game against France for the sides next outing against Italy in Piacenza on Saturday in the Beltrametti Stadium.

Number eight Peter O'Mahony will lead the Ireland U20s for this Friday’s opening game in the U20 Championship against France in Dubarry Park (7.30pm).

THE Irish Rugby Football Union is likely to submit a written request to the GAA in a bid to have Croke Park made available for a possible Heineken Cup semi-final clash between Munster and Leinster in April.

An Ireland U20 squad of 24 players has been named for the opening game of the U20 6 Nations Championship campaign against France next Friday in Dubarry Park (kick off 7.30pm).

David Pollock will lead a strong Ulster outfit for the first time against a touring Portugal national side at Ravenhill in Thursday evening.

MUNSTER’S preparations for the historic 30th anniversary clash with New Zealand have been upset following the cancellation of a warm-up game in London last night.

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The Ireland U-20 team has been named for their first play-off game against Italy in Cardiff on Wednesday evening in this year’s IRB Junior World Championship.

Ireland U-20 coach Eric Elwood has named his first team of the IRB Junior World Championship.

Paul Ryan will lead the Ireland U20 team as part of a 26-man squad for the upcoming inaugural IRB Junior World Championships to take place in Wales in June.

THE inaugural IRB Junior World Championship, to be held in Wales in June, will be uppermost in the minds of respective Irish and Welsh U20 team coaches Eric Elwood and Patrick Horgan at Dubarry Park, Athlone, tonight (7.30pm).

IRELAND Under-20 coach Eric Elwood has made two changes from the side that beat Scotland for tomorrow night’s clash with Wales at Dubarry Park (RTÉ Two, 7.30pm).

Ireland Coach Eric Elwood has made two changes to the starting Ireland U-20 team that faces Scotland at Dubarry Park, Athlone, at 7.35pm on Friday evening.

EVEN GUEST speaker Alex Ferguson couldn’t help but smile when James Sandford stood alongside him in the Mansion House yesterday, remarking with a smile that the 6ft 5 inch UUJ student “might do a job” for him in the centre of the Manchester United defence!

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FORMER Scotland and Lions international winger Roger Baird will have plenty reason to cheer the Scotland Under-20’s at Dubarry Park tonight (7.30pm).

THERE are three changes and one positional switch from the Ireland Under-20 side that lost to France for tomorrow night’s meeting with Scotland (Dubarry Park, Athlone, 7.30pm).

The Ireland U-20 team to play France in their second match of the RBS Six Nations U-20 Championship shows one change from the side that beat Italy in Athlone last Friday.

Holders Ireland will start their RBS Six Nations U-20 Championship at home to Italy at Dubarry Park on Friday night.

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The Ireland Schools team management has made several changes from the team that defeated Italy 22-5 in the first game of the Six Nations Schools tournament for their next game against France.

The Ireland schools team defeated Italy 22-5 in the first game of the Schools tournament in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Ireland Schools selectors have named a 26-strong squad to take on Japan U19s this weekend and also to represent Ireland at the 6 Nations U18 tournament to take place in Glasgow from April 8 to 14.

The Ireland Schools Rugby international season began today with the announcement of the teams and replacements for the annual Irish Schools trial match between the Probables and Possibles selections.

The Ireland Schools team to play England schools tomorrow in the opening game of the U18 4 Nations Schools tournament shows two personnel and three positional changes to the side that played against France last weekend in a friendly.