Irish U21 team to face Tonga named

The Ireland Under 21 team to play Tonga Under 21 in the first game of the Under 21 World Cup in Scotland has been named.

Ireland play Tonga tomorrow at New Anniesland, Scotland at 5pm.

The team is as follows:

15 - Andrew Finn (Dolphin)

14 - Richard Lane (UCC)

13 - John Hearty (Blackrock College)

12 - Glen Telford (Dungannon)

11 - Tommy Bowe (QUB)

10 - Gareth Steenson (QUB)

9 - Tomas O'Leary (Cork Constitution)

1 - John Wickham (Clontarf)

2 - Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution)

3 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins)

4 - David Gannon (Blackrock College) CAPTAIN

5 - Shane O'Connor (Cork Constitution)

6 - Brendan O'Connor (Cork Constitution)

7 - David O'Brien (Old Belvedere)

8 - Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University)

Replacements: 16 - Conor Geoghegan (UCD), 17 - Keith Doyle (UCD), 18 - Neil McComb (Dundee HSFP), 19 - Oisin Hennessy (Dungannon), 20 - Robbie Shaw (Wasps), 21 - Michael Glancy (Loughborough University), 22 - Breiffne O'Donnell (U.L. Bohemians).