Ireland U20s make four changes for Argentina clash

Ireland play Argentina at 12:30pm Irish time on Thursday       

Ireland lost their opening game to England at the World Rugby Junior Championship. Pic: ©INPHO/Levan Verdzeuli

Ireland U20 manager Andrew Browne has made four changes to his side for the World Rugby Junior Championship pool C clash with Argentina. 

Leinster's Jack Deegan and Munster's Tom Wood are named in the backline. Munster duo Joe Finn and Alex Lautsou come in at lock and openside flanker, respectively. Rob Carney, Charlie O'Shea, Dylan McNeice, and Ben Blaney are those to drop out from the team which started Saturday's defeat to England. 

It means Ireland will again have an all-Munster half-back pairing with Chris Barrett starting at scrum-half alongside Wood.  

Thursday's game at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi kicks off at 12:30pm Irish time (3:30pm local time). It will be broadcast live on Premier Sports and RugbyPass TV. 

Ireland's final pool game will be against USA on Tuesday, July 7. 

IRELAND: Noah Byrne (Leinster); Charlie Molony (Leinster), Jack Deegan (Leinster), James O'Leary (Munster), Daniel Ryan (Connacht); Tom Wood (Munster), Christopher Barrett (Munster); Max Doyle (Leinster), Rian Handley (Leinster), Sami Bishti (Leinster, captain); Joe Finn (Munster), Donnacha McGuire (Leinster); Josh Neill (Leinster), Alex Lautsou (Munster), Diarmaid O'Connell (Connacht) 

Replacements: Duinn Maguire (Leinster), Adam Cooper (Connacht), Blake McClean (Ulster), Dylan McNeice (Leinster), Ben Blaney (Leinster), James O'Dwyer (Leinster), Charlie O'Shea (Munster), Rob Carney (Munster)