Some 20 clubs and schools feature in the Ireland U19 squad to face Japan U19s at Donnybrook on Saturday (4.30pm).

If Connacht manage to finish what they have started this season, by defeating Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground in Galway in eight days’ time, and then beat either Leinster or Ulster in the Pro12 final at Murrayfield a week later, there will be few who could begrudge John Muldoon his moment of glory