Orr admits Irish face tough task to halt Welsh charge

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).

Fri, 07 Mar, 2008 - 00:00

Barry Coughlan

Horgan has made seven changes from the team that defeated Italy comfortably a couple of weeks ago.

He admitted that it might not necessarily be their strongest team but that the risk was worth it.

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Courts Rugby Place: Wales Place: Dubarry Park, Athlone Place: Dubarry Park Person: Orr Person: Eric Elwood Person: Patrick Horgan Person: Horgan Person: Jason Tovey Person: Daniel Evans Person: Nathan Rees Person: Rhys Lawrence Person: Elwood Person: James Sandford Person: David Nolan Person: Conor Cleary Person: Phil Orr Person: D. Kearney Person: S. Scanlon Person: E. O’Malley Person: C. Cleary Person: C. Cochrane Person: M. Dufficy Person: D. Moore Person: P. Karayiannis Person: J. Harris-Wright Person: B. Barclay Person: D. Nolan Person: E. Sheriff Person: K. Essex Person: P. Ryan Person: P. Mallon Person: S. Douglas Person: S. Archer Person: I. Nagle Person: T. Connolly Person: I. Porter Person: I. Madigan Person: E. Sheridan Person: D Evans Person: L Halfpenny Person: J Davies Person: G Owen Person: N Rees Person: D Biggar Person: R Webb Person: R Bevington Person: R Lawrence Person: P Palmer Person: J Groves Person: H Pugh Person: J Turnbull Person: N Cudd Person: L Phillips Person: S Hobbs Person: R Prosser Person: S Andrews Person: A Sweet Person: J Tipuric Person: L Evans Person: R Williams Event: IRB Junior World Championship Event: Junior World Organisation: U20 Organisation: Italy Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Cardiff Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Irish Organisation: France Organisation: Wales Organisation: England Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Munster Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Scarlets Organisation: Blues Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Bristol Academy Organisation: Dragons

<p>TEAM UPDATE: JJ Hanrahan is set to miss Munster’s opening home game of the URC season this Saturday after failing a Head Injury Assessment in the round-one victory at Scarlets. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady</p>

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