Ireland U20 coach Mike Ruddock has named nine Ulster players in his squad to travel to Italy in June for the IRB Junior World Championship.

Craig Gilroy, Patrick Jackson and Luke Marshall are joined by James McKinney in the backs. Up front, hooker Niall Annett will again captain the side, with Finlay Bealham, Conor Carey, Dominic Gallagher and Iain Henderson also named.

Gallagher and scrum half Kieran Marmion are the only players who did not feature in this year's Six Nations Championship.

Ulster are also represented among the coaching staff as Niall Malone is Assistant Coach and David Drake is Strength & Conditioning Coach.

Ireland will play in the highly competitive Pool C which includes England, Scotland and South Africa.

IRB Junior Rugby World Championship Squad 2011

Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)*
Finlay Bealham (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)
Andrew Boyle (UCD - Leinster)*
Shane Buckley (Garryowen - Munster)
Conor Carey (Ballymena - Ulster)
Aaron Connely (Galway Corinthians - Connacht)
Andrew Conway (Blackrock College - Leinster)*
David Doyle (UCD - Leinster)*
Peter Du Toit (UCD - Leinster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf - Leinster)
Dominic Gallagher (Dublin University -Ulster)
Craig Gilroy (Dungannon - Ulster)
JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemian - Munster)
Iain Henderson (Queens - Ulster)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon - Ulster)
Michael Kearney (Clontarf - Leinster)
Alex Kelly (UCD - Leinster)
Brendan Macken (Blackrock - Leinster)*
Kieran Marmion (UWIC - Exile)
Luke Marshall (Ballymena - Ulster)
Eoin McKeon (Galwegians - Connacht)
James McKinney (Queens - Ulster)*
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne - Leinster)*
Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians - Connacht)*
Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers - Connacht)
James Tracy (UCD - Leinster)

*Denotes players who were involved with last year's JWC

Pool C Fixtures - Junior World Championship 2011 (All times are local)
10 Jun: England v Ireland Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso, kick-off 18.10
14 Jun: Ireland v South Africa Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso, kick-off 20.10
18 Jun: Ireland v Scotland Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo, kick-off 20.10

Nine Ulster players in Ireland U20 World Championship Squad

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