Ireland name U20 squad for Junior World Championships

Paul Ryan will lead the Ireland U20 team as part of a 26-man squad for the upcoming inaugural IRB Junior World Championships to take place in Wales in June.

Ireland coach Eric Elwood has picked a squad dominated by players who took part in the recent U20 Six Nations Championship and his side will open their account against Argentina on June 6, in Cardiff. This will be the first of their Pool A games that will be followed up by playing New Zealand and then the South Sea Island nation of Tonga, with the top two teams qualifying for the knockout stages.