Ulster’s Frank Taggart will start for Ireland in the opening match of the Junior World Cup, against France, in the QBE Stadium in Auckland.
UL Bohemians’ Jack O’Donoghoe captain’s the side for the first time and there are two uncapped players in the starting XV – Galwegians’ Ciaran Gaffney on the wing and Terenure’s Craig Trenier in the front row.
There are five uncapped players on the bench UCD’s Dylan Donnellan and Billy Dardis, Cork Con duo Darragh Moloney and Ryan Foley and Young Munster’s Diarmuid Dee.
Ireland will play Wales in Pukekohe on Friday 6th June before returning to Auckland to play Fiji on Tuesday 10th June.
PwC IRELAND U20 v France – JWC2014 Pool B
15. Cian Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
14. Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians/Connacht) *
13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
12. Dan Goggin (Young Munster/Munster)
11. Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne/Leinster)
10. Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
9. Nick McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)
1. Peter Dooley (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2. Max Abbott (Cork Constitution/Munster)
3. Craig Trenier (Terenure/Leinster) *
4. Stephen Gardiner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5. Ross Molony (UCD/Leinster)
6. Peadar Timmins (UCD/Leinster)
7. Frankie Taggart (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
8. Jack O’ Donoghue (UL Bohemians/Munster) capt
Replacements
16. Dylan Donnellan (UCD/Leinster) *
17. Denis Coulson (Lansdowne/Leinster)
18. Rory Burke (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19. Darragh Moloney (Cork Constitution/Munster) *
20. Diarmaid Dee (Young Munster/Munster) *
21. Ryan Foley (Cork Constitution/Munster) *
22. Conor McKeon (Lansdowne/Leinster)
23. Billy Dardis (UCD/Leinster) *
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Taggart To Start In Junior World Cup Opener
30th May 2014
Ulster’s Frank Taggart will start for Ireland in the opening match of the Junior World Cup, against France, in the QBE Stadium in Auckland.