Ireland U-18 Club team named

The Ireland U-18 Club team, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, to play Germany in the opening game of the FIRA-AER U-18 Tournament in Treviso has been named.

Coach Greg Lynch has included Buccaneers youngster Jack Carty, who played in the tournament last year, at out half. He will be partnered in the half backs by Jack Walsh from the Exiles U-18s.

Up front Alan O'Connor of Skerries will captain the team from the second row, where he is joined by Monivea's Conor Kindregan.

The back row features two Navan players in Akhlaque Khan and Conor Ryan with Wicklow's Daniel Mannion completing the trio.

The winners of this game progress to a semi-final against either Romania or Georgia. The Ireland U-18 Club side have reached the finals in two of the last three seasons and finished third overall last year.

Ireland U-18 Club Team & Replacements V Germany U-18s, FIRA-AER U-18 Tournament, San Dona, Treviso, March 28th:

15. Shane Layden (Cistercian Coll. Roscrea - Connacht)

14. Ferdia Kenny (Presentation Bray/Greystones - Leinster)

13. Thomas Daly (Carlow - Leinster)

12. Christopher Farrell (Clogher Valley - Ulster)

11. Joe Keane (UL Bohemians - Munster)

10. Jack Carty (Buccaneers - Connacht)

9. Jack Walsh (London Wasps - Exiles)

1. Tom Margetson (Wellington College - Exiles)

2. Christopher Tonge (Skerries - Leinster)

3. Jake Considine (Young Munster - Munster)

4. Conor Kindregan (Monivea - Connacht)

5. Alan O'Connor (Skerries - Leinster)

6. Daniel Mannion (Wicklow - Leinster)

7. Akhlaque Khan (Navan - Leinster)

8. Conor Ryan (Navan - Leinster)

Replacements

16. Tadhg Furlong (New Ross - Leinster)

17. Kieran Ball (Wellington College/Saracens - Exiles)

18. Jonathan Murphy (Banbridge - Ulster)

19. Eoghan Masterson (Portlaoise - Leinster)

20. Charles Gallagher (Banbridge - Ulster)

21. Conor Clancy (Stoneyhurst College/London Irish - Exiles)

22. Kieran Marmion (Kirkham GS - Exiles)

23. Grant Connon (Newcastle Falcons - Exiles)

24. Michael Sherlock (Skerries - Leinster)

25. Callum Boland (Buccaneers - Connacht)

26. Cian McGovern (Crosshaven- Munster)