Under-21 team named for Cup opener
The Ireland Under-21 team to play hosts France on the opening day of the 2006 IRB U-21 World Championship has been announced.
Coach Mark McDermott's starting line-up for the clash in Issoire on Friday (kick-off 6pm Irish time) shows six changes to the side that lost 40-5 to England U-21 in March in the final game of the U-21 6 Nations tournament.