Irish U21s to play French regional side

Ireland's Under-21s will take part in two friendlies against French Regional selections in Templeville Road, at 12 noon and 1.45pm, on Saturday next.

A 39-strong panel has been named, including 14 from Inter-provincial champions Munster, 12 from Leinster, 9 from Ulster, 3 from The Exiles and one, David Connellan, from Connacht.

Ireland Under 21s:

Stephen Bennett (Exiles), Niall Conlon (Ulster), Keith Doyle (Leinster), Alex Dunlop (Leinster), Declan Fitzpatrick (Ulster), Denis Fogarty (Munster), David Gannon (Leinster), Conor Geoghegan (Leinster), Ryan Hartigan (Munster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Oisin Hennessy (Ulster), Anthony Kavanagh (Munster), Neil McComb (Ulster), Kevin McLaughlin (Leinster), Mark Melbourne (Munster), David O'Brien (Leinster), Brendan O'Connor (Munster), Shane O'Connor (Munster), Robert Quinn (Munster), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), John Wickham (Leinster), Tommy Bowe (Ulster), David Connellan (Connacht), Kenneth Copeland (Leinster), Andrew Finn (Munster), Darragh Geraghty (Leinster), John Hearty (Leinster), John Hill (Exiles), Paul Hurley (Munster), Barry Keeshan (Munster), Richard Lane (Munster), Ross McCarron (Leinster), Breiffne O'Donnell (Munster), Thomas O'Leary (Munster), Neil Patterson (Ulster), Robbie Shaw (Exiles), Glen Telford (Ulster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Gareth Steenson (Ulster).