Ulster's Rory Scholes will switch from wing to full-back for Ireland Under-20s fifth place play-off against France in the IRB Junior World Championship.

Chris Taylor continues in the front row, while Conor Joyce starts at blindside flanker with Ballynahinch’s John Donnan named in the second-row.

Ireland beat Australia and Fiji but lost narrowly to New Zealand in their Pool games.

Ireland Under-20 Team to play France Under-20 (IRB Junior World Championship, Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon, Tuesday, 18th June, kick-off 20.15hrs local time/19.15hrs Irish Time)

15 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster)
14 - Darren Sweetnam (UCC/Munster)
13 - Thomas Farrell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12 - Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
11 - Alex Wootton (Northampton Saints/ Exile)
10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9 - Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) Captain
1 - Peter Dooley (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 - Bryan Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
3 - Christopher Taylor (Malone/Ulster)
4- Sean McCarthy (Shannon/Munster)
5- John Donnan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6 - Conor Joyce (Malone/Ulster)
7- Josh Van Der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8 - Ryan Murphy (Dolphin/Munster)

Replacements:

16 - George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons/Exile)
17- Edward Byrne (UCD /Leinster)
18 - Adam Boland (Lansdowne/Connacht)
19 - Peadar Timmins (UCD/Leinster)
20 - Jack O'Donoghue (UL Bohemians/Munster)
21 - David Shanahan (Clontarf/Leinster)
22- Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Connacht)
23- David Panter (Corinthians/Connacht)

Scholes to start at full-back for Ireland Under-20s

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