Ireland Under 18 Schools' Coach, Terry McMaster has named a 27 man squad, made up of 13 Backs and 14 Forwards for the Under 18 5 Nations Festival. Seven Ulster players have been included in the lineup.

This year's Under 18 5 Nations Festival takes place in Llandovery RFC in Wales from the 2nd to 10th of April.

Ireland U18 Schools' Squad:

Backs (13) -
Luke McGrath (St Michael's College)
Harry Doyle (Royal School Armagh)
Patrick Jackson (Methodist College)
Sam Coghlan Murray (Newbridge College)
Mark Corballis (St Michael's College)
Aaron Thomas (Castleknock College)
Stephen Macauley (Clongowes Wood College)
Cathal Marsh (St Michael's College)
Ritchie McMaster (Coleraine Academical Institution)
Peter Nelson (Royal School Dungannon)
Garret O'Suilleabhain (Clongowes Wood College)
Charlie Simpson (Ballymena Academy)
JJ Hanrahan (Rockwell College)

Forwards (14) -
Adam Clarkin (Terenure College)
Aaron Conneely (Colaiste Iognaid)
Eoghan Cross (Crescent Community College)
Conor Gilsenan Clongowes Wood College)
Jack Conan (St Gerard's School)
Daniel Qualter (Sligo Grammar School)
Rory Harrison (Methodist College)
Kyle McCall (Wallace High School)
Des Merrey (The King's Hospital)
James Rael (Castletroy Community College)
Peter Reilly (Castleknock College)
Niall Scannell (Presentation College Cork)
Yasin Browne (CBC)
Shane Buckley (Rockwell College)

Ireland U18 Schools Management:
Terry McMaster - Coach
Kenneth Hooks - Assistant Coach
Gabriel Fulcher - Assistant Coach
Lorcan Balfe - Manager
Ozzie Fogarty - Doctor
David Lyons - Physio
Chris Shields - Fitness Advisor
Matthew Maguire - Team Assistant

Fixtures:
Friday 2 April
Ireland v Wales 14:00hrs
Scotland v England 16:00hrs

Tuesday 6 April
England v Ireland 14:00hrs
Scotland v Italy 16:00hrs

Saturday 10 April
Wales v Italy 14:00hrs
Scotland v Ireland 16:00hrs

Seven Ulster Names Included in Ireland Under 18 Schools' Squad For Under 18 5 Nations Festival

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