The Ireland U19 squad, sponsored by PwC, has been confirmed to play their French counterparts twice in Bordeaux on the 11th and 16th of April.
The squad are coached by Kieran Campbell (Head Coach) and Hugh Hogan (Assistant Coach) and will be managed by Barney McGonigle.
The squad includes Connacht and Corinthians RFC flanker Sean Masterson, who won his first Ireland U20 cap from the bench against France during this year's Six Nations.
Max Kearney and Hugh O'Sullivan were part of the Belvedere College team that lifted the Leinster Schools Senior Cup for the second time in a row on St. Patrick's Day, and they are joined in the squad by Munster Senior Cup winners Bryan O'Connor and Jack O'Sullivan from Presentation Brothers Cork and Ulster Senior Cup winners, Michael Lowry and James Hume from RBAI.
Ireland U19 Squad (sponsored by PwC)
Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen RFC)
Alexander Clarke (Ballymena Academy) (pictured)
Jack Cooke (London Irish RFC)
Angus Curtis (Queen's University RFC)
Matt Dalton (Belfast Royal Academy)
Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC)
Jack Dunne (St. Michael's College)
James French (Bandon Grammar School)
Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC)
James Hume (RBAI)
Mark Keane (Instonian's RFC)
Max Kearney (Belvedere College)
James Kenny (Gonzaga College)
Michael Lowry (RBAI)
Sean Masterson (Corinthians RFC)
David McCarthy (Garryowen FC)
John McCusker (Rainey RFC)
James Newey (Bristol RFC)
Bryan O'Connor (Presentation Brothers Cork)
Jack O'Sullivan (Presentation Brothers Cork)
Hugh O'Sullivan (Belvedere College)
Tom O'Toole (Campbell College)
Corey Reid (Marist College)
Michael Silvester (Dublin University FC)
Peter Sullivan (St. Andrew's College)
Conor Wharton (Leeds Beckett University)
Ireland U19 Team Management
Kieran Campbell - Head Coach
Hugh Hogan - Assistant Coach
Ambrose Conboy - Assistant Coach
Barney McGonigle - Team Manager
Marc Beggs - Physio
Tim O'Flanagan - Doctor
Matt Maguire - Strength & Conditioning Coach
Pat Downey - Baggage Master
Jeff Blackburn - Performance Analyst
Nóra Ní Fhlannagáin - Nutritionist
Amanda Craig - Team Services
Ireland Under-19 Fixtures
France U-19s v IRELAND UNDER-19s
Tuesday, April 11th, kick-off 6.30pm (local time) / 5.30pm (Irish time)
Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Lormont, Bordeaux
France U-19s v IRELAND UNDER-19s
Sunday, April 16th, kick-off 3pm (local time)
Stade Robert Brettes, Merignac, Bordeaux
The squad are coached by Kieran Campbell (Head Coach) and Hugh Hogan (Assistant Coach) and will be managed by Barney McGonigle.
The squad includes Connacht and Corinthians RFC flanker Sean Masterson, who won his first Ireland U20 cap from the bench against France during this year's Six Nations.
Max Kearney and Hugh O'Sullivan were part of the Belvedere College team that lifted the Leinster Schools Senior Cup for the second time in a row on St. Patrick's Day, and they are joined in the squad by Munster Senior Cup winners Bryan O'Connor and Jack O'Sullivan from Presentation Brothers Cork and Ulster Senior Cup winners, Michael Lowry and James Hume from RBAI.
Ireland U19 Squad (sponsored by PwC)
Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen RFC)
Alexander Clarke (Ballymena Academy) (pictured)
Jack Cooke (London Irish RFC)
Angus Curtis (Queen's University RFC)
Matt Dalton (Belfast Royal Academy)
Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC)
Jack Dunne (St. Michael's College)
James French (Bandon Grammar School)
Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC)
James Hume (RBAI)
Mark Keane (Instonian's RFC)
Max Kearney (Belvedere College)
James Kenny (Gonzaga College)
Michael Lowry (RBAI)
Sean Masterson (Corinthians RFC)
David McCarthy (Garryowen FC)
John McCusker (Rainey RFC)
James Newey (Bristol RFC)
Bryan O'Connor (Presentation Brothers Cork)
Jack O'Sullivan (Presentation Brothers Cork)
Hugh O'Sullivan (Belvedere College)
Tom O'Toole (Campbell College)
Corey Reid (Marist College)
Michael Silvester (Dublin University FC)
Peter Sullivan (St. Andrew's College)
Conor Wharton (Leeds Beckett University)
Ireland U19 Team Management
Kieran Campbell - Head Coach
Hugh Hogan - Assistant Coach
Ambrose Conboy - Assistant Coach
Barney McGonigle - Team Manager
Marc Beggs - Physio
Tim O'Flanagan - Doctor
Matt Maguire - Strength & Conditioning Coach
Pat Downey - Baggage Master
Jeff Blackburn - Performance Analyst
Nóra Ní Fhlannagáin - Nutritionist
Amanda Craig - Team Services
Ireland Under-19 Fixtures
France U-19s v IRELAND UNDER-19s
Tuesday, April 11th, kick-off 6.30pm (local time) / 5.30pm (Irish time)
Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Lormont, Bordeaux
France U-19s v IRELAND UNDER-19s
Sunday, April 16th, kick-off 3pm (local time)
Stade Robert Brettes, Merignac, Bordeaux