Hughes Insurance Academy players Rory Scholes, John Donnan and Conor Joyce have been named to start for the Ireland Under-20s team, sponsored by PwC, in the side's first game of the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in Stade de la Rabine, Vannes.

Leinster’s Luke McGrath, one of just two players with previous experience of playing in the tournament, will captain the team for their opening game against Australia. The other, Josh Van Der Flier, has been named in the back row.

Ireland face a difficult task in Pool B against Southern Hemisphere trio Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. Ireland’s pool games will be broadcast live on TG4 along with the semi-finals and final games of the tournament.

Ireland Under-20 Team to play Australia Under-20 (IRB Junior World Championship, Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, Wednesday, 5th June, kick-off 17.45)

15 - Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
14 - Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
13 - Thomas Farrell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12 - Thomas Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster)
10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9 - Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) Captain
1 - Peter Dooley (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 - George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons/Exile)
3 - Adam Boland (Lansdowne/Connacht)
4 – Peadar Timmins (UCD/Leinster)
5- John Donnan (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
6 – Conor Joyce (Malone/Ulster)
7 – Josh Van Der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
8 - Ryan Murphy (Dolphin/Munster)

Replacements:
16- Bryan Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
17- Edward Byrne (UCD /Leinster)
18 - Ryan Furniss (Worcester/Exile)
19- Sean McCarthy (Shannon/Munster)
20- Daniel Leavy (UCD /Leinster)
21 - David Shanahan (Clontarf/Leinster)
22- Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Connacht)
23- Darragh Leader (Galwegians/Connacht)

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