Injuries change Irish U21 for Japan clash

The Ireland U21 team and management have regretfully announced that Fiach O’Loughlin of Shannon and Peter O’Brien of UCC have been withdrawn from the U21 World Cup as a result of injury.

O’Louglin is replaced by Daragh Geraghty of UCD and O’Brien is replaced by Denis Fogarty of Cork Con.

Ireland U21 team to play Japan U21 in the U21 IRB World Cup at Newbury at 5pm:

15. Tommy Bowe - Queens University

14. Richard Lane - UCC

13. Barry Murphy - UL Bohs

12. Nicholas McClelland - London Irish

11. John Hearty – Blackrock College

10. David McAllister - Terenure College

9. Conor O’Loughlin – Buccaneers

1. Eugene Mc Govern – Old Crescent

2. Kevin Corrigan - UCD

3. Jody Danagher – UL Bohs

4. Simon Crawford - UCD

5. Shane O’Connor – Cork Constitution

6. John Muldoon - Galwegians

7. Niall Ronan – Lansdowne

8. Michael Mc Comish - Ballymena

Replacements: 16 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins), 17 - Jason Moran (UCD), 18 - Neil McComb (Dundee Highschool) 19 - David Gannon (UCD), 20 - Daragh Geraghty (UCD), 21 - Michael Rainey (Glasgow Hawks), 22 – Glen Telford (Instonians)