Keogh to captain Ireland U21s

Number 8 Stephen Keogh (UCC) will captain the Ireland Under 21s in their game against the Irish Colleges at Stradbrook, Blackrock RFC on Saturday December 21 at 1pm.

Ireland Under 21 team:

Tommy Bowe (Queens University); Keith Matthews (UL Bohemians), John Hearty (Blackrock College), Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians), Richard Lane (UCC); David McAllister (Terenure College), Conor O'Loughlin (Buccaneers); Eugene McGovern (Old Crescent), Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins), Wesley Maxwell (Garryowen); Simon Crawford (UCD), David Gannon (UCD); John Muldoon (Galwegians), Niall Ronan (Lansdowne), Stephen Keogh capt (UCC).

Replacements: 16 - Kevin Corrigan (UCD), 17 - Niall Conlon (Dublin University), 18 - Neil McComb (Dundee Univ./Belfast Harlequins), 19 - Michael McComish (Ballymena), 20 - Fiach O'Loughlin (Shannon), 21 - Barry Keeshan (UCC), 22 - Peter O'Brien (UCC).