Only four from Munster included in Nigel Carolan’s Irish U20 squad
The province had half-a-dozen in the 28-man panel named by Carolan’s predecessor, Mike Ruddock, 12 months ago and that all paints a worrying picture in the wake of Saturday’s heavy defeat to Saracens and elimination from the European Champions Cup. Munster’s underage representations has been a source of concern before this, though Carolan stressed there were others from the southern academy within a whisker of making the cut.
“For a national team it is important you have representation from all four sides. That’s what a national team is. Historically, it has maybe been weighted heavily towards Leinster with the populace but Munster will be disappointed. But of the seven or eight guys who got phone calls (saying they didn’t make it) on Monday, they (Munster) have got guys who are close to this squad and are only an injury away from making it.
