Ireland U21 team unchanged against France

For the third consecutive game, the Ireland Under 21 management have named an unchanged starting team to take on France in their final Pool B game in the Under 21 World Cup following wins over Tonga (43-5) and Argentina (26-22).

The only change to the squad of 22 sees Oisin Hennessey named in the replacements instead of Anthony Kavanagh.

A victory over the French will see the Under 21's book a spot in the semi finals of the competition for the first time.

The Ireland Under 21 team to play France Under 21 on Saturday, June 19 in Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland at 1.30pm is as follows:

15 - Andrew Finn (Dolphin)

14 - Richard Lane (UCC)

13 - John Hearty (Blackrock College)

12 - Glen Telford (Dungannon)

11 - Tommy Bowe (Queens University)

10 - Gareth Steenson (Queens University)

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 (UL Bohemians).

Manager - David Haslett

Coach - Mark McDermott

Assistant Coach - Pat Murray

Pools:

Pool A: New Zealand, Wales, Scotland

Pool B: Australia, Ireland, Italy

Pool C: Argentina, France, Tonga

Pool D: South Africa, England, Russia