Ireland u20 6 nations and world championship 2022

Lost Ormond

Disappointing number club players in 19s squad.

Lsdrugbyfan

Outline of next years 20's here:

Prop

Jack Boal (Ulster/Campbell/Belfast Harlequins RFC)

Paddy McCarthy (Leinster/Blackrock College)

Danny McCarthy (Munster/Midleton RFC)

George Hadden (Leinster/Gorey RFC-Clontarf FC)

George Morris (Leinster/Gonzaga College)

Hooker

Gus McCarthy (Leinster/Blackrock College)

Conall Henchy (Munster/Crescent College Comprehensive)

Lock

Patrick Browne (Ulster/Ballymena/Ballymena RFC)

James Doyle (Leinster/Enniscorthy RFC)

Charlie Irvine (Ulster/Wallace/QUB RFC)

Daniel Leane (Leinster/St. Marys/St Mary’s College RFC)

Backrow

James McNabney (Ulster/Cambridge/Ballymena RFC)

Liam Molony (Leinster/Blackrock College)

George Shaw (IQ Rugby/Cardiff Uni)

Ruadhan Quinn (Munster/Crescent College Comprehensive)

Scrumhalf

Andrew O’Mahony (Munster/CBC/UCC RFC)

James Wright (Ulster/Ballymena/Ballymena RFC)

Outhalf

Sam Prendergast (Leinster/Newbridge/Lansdowne FC)

Harry West (Connacht/Kings Hospital/Ballina RFC)

Outside Backs

Henry Buttimer (Munster/Rockwell College)

Hugh Cooney (Leinster/Blackrock College)

Josh Costello (Munster/Shannon RFC)

Liam McCarthy (Munster/Bandon Grammar School)

James Nicholson (Leinster/St Michael’s College)

Ihechi Oji (Munster/Carrigaline RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea)

Ross Taylor (Ulster/RSA/Armagh RFC)

Rory Telfer (Ulster/Coleraine Grammar School)

Locke_Lamora

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118884763#Comment_118884763

Any notable players missing?

Thought the Methody 15 would've made the u18 team.

Lsdrugbyfan

Jim Peters(Lock), Fintan Gunne(Scrumhalf), David Dooley(Centre), Matthew Devine(Centre) & Diarmuid Mangan(Lock-Backrow) are all injured.

In the u18 squad Rueben Moloney(Fullback) and Sam Berman(Centre) could make irish 20's next season as they are leaving school this year.

Dubinusa

What about the big Belvedere lock, Rees. He looked very good.

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118885682#Comment_118885682

didnt make it obviously.

i'd say he will be involved with leinster over the summer and they'll see how he progresses.

theVersatile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118884879#Comment_118884879

Presumably you mean John Devine.

Jack Oliver (Munster scrumhalf) also injured

No sign of some of the other U19 eligible players that played 20s earlier in the year?

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118886307#Comment_118886307

yeah John.

Dubinusa

How about Wilson from Ulster?

pickarooney

I've never seen so many Georges !

Dubinusa

After watching the Leinster senior cup matches, I though McCarty at Blackrock looked better as a prospect than any other player. Gunne looked very good also.

There is a gulf this season between Blackrock and the rest. Hopefully this is narrowed next year. I've never paid attention to schools rugby and I was delighted to see some good rugby played. Being a Northside Jackeen, I have to throw my support with Belvo. They were decent this year, big 2nd row and a generally good pack.

Hon the Belvo

Dubinusa

The u18 match against France was a difficult watch. We were lucky not to give up a cricket score. The lads tried but were not close to France. Our backine was really poor. Especially the wings. France look loaded at this age grade. It was men v boys.

pickarooney

Ireland were 7 points up last time I looked just before half time. What happened?

Dubinusa

The pack was under the kosh. The scrum was minced, especially the lh. They couldn't win collisions. The locks were poor, imo. Tall and lean with little power.

The 9 was good as was the 10. The 3 looked a unit and he and the 8 were the pick of the pack, imo.

The 14 was really poor. Couldn't field the ball or make a tackle. Just an opinion, mind you, not negatively attacking the lads. They looked poorly coached and way out of their depth. France were very sloppy. They should have put up a big score. They found holes in the 2nd half.

All told, the team was small and looked small. France had a significant size advantage.

Locke_Lamora

Should be noted that we've had less preparation compared to other teams who've played warm up games. None of the leinster schools finalists started either.

alanb92

I thought that the u18's started very well and were completely dominant for the first 15-20 minutes (and took a 13 point lead), but France got well on top as the game went on. It's to be expected that they would have a physical edge at this age-grade. Evan O'Connell (2nd row; nephew of Paul) impressed me in the first half. I was also very impressed with the number 8, Brian Gleeson - he looks a proper unit for his age. The number 10, Jack Murphy (son of Richie) looked classy in parts. As mentioned in the post above, there were 4-5 would-be first-choice players missing, particularly in the backs, so hopefully they fare better with them back in on Wednesday.

The under 19's are playing France in Queens at the minute. I can't seem to find anywhere that is providing updates. They are facing off again on Saturday at St Mary's College at 2pm. Does anyone know if that would be open to the general public to attend, or what would usually be the process for attending those kind of games?

Locke_Lamora

The one at queens is open to the public.

16-12 to france at half time

Locke_Lamora

26-21 to us

France got held up 5 times, and two of those looked like certain trys with a tmo.

LRind2008

Does anyone have the teamsheet, anyone stand out watching it?

Hey boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118911699#Comment_118911699

No standouts other than 6 McNabney and 5.

13 had some good reads in defence.

mostly forward mail tries.

french 7 was robbed I thought. Dived over but by the time ref arrived hands were under the ball.

decent team performance by a smaller team.

No. 8 managed 2 yellow cards.

Locke_Lamora

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118912064#Comment_118912064

Thought the 3 was good as well. He didn't look particularly heavy but he hit hard and is very quick off the line. Scrum took a turn for the worse when he went off.

Locke_Lamora

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118911699#Comment_118911699

I didn't know half the players tbh but I think it was something like:

1. Jack Boal
2. Conall Henchy
3. Paddy McCarthy
4. ?
5. Charlie Irvine
6. James McNabney
7. ? Liam Molony came off the bench so this might've been Ruadhan Quinn, going by the squad announcement.
8. George Shaw (maybe)
9. Andrew O'Mahony
10. Sam Prendergast 
11. ?
12. ?
13. Hugh Cooney
14. Ihechi Oji
15. ?

ljsulster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118912131#Comment_118912131

4. Paddy Browne

Hey boy

1. St Michaels player, John…

Hey boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118912100#Comment_118912100

That’s fair. He had a good jackal at one point as well.

theVersatile

11 was Henry Buttimer

ljsulster

https://youtu.be/HX0GSNzDDkE

Highlights of the game.

James Mcnabney absolutely outstanding for Oji’s try

Lsdrugbyfan

Ireland U18 Schools Squads v Wales U18

15. Ruben Moloney (Leinster/Blackrock College

14. Ben O’Connor (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)

13. Sam Berman (Leinster/St Michael’s College) captain

12. Luke Kritzinger (Leinster/Blackrock College)

11. Hugo McLaughlin (Leinster/Gonzaga College)

10. Sean Naughton (Leinster/Kilkenny College)

9.Oliver Coffey (Leinster/Blackrock College)

1. Emmett Calvey (Munster/Ard Scoil Ris)

2. Danny Sheehan (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)

3. Jacob Boyd (Ulster/Royal Belfast Academical Institute)

4. Evan O’Connell (Munster/Castletroy College)

5. Joe Hopes (Ulster/Campbell College)

6. Stephen Smyth (Leinster/Kilkenny College)

7. Inigo Cruise O’Brien (Leinster/Blackrock College)

8. Jacob Sheahan (Munster/Presentation Brothers College Cork)

Replacements

16. Zac Solomon (Ulster/Campbell College)

17. Tom Stewart (Leinster/St Michael’s College)

18. Andrew Sparrow (Leinster/St Mary’s College)

19. Josh Stevens (Ulster/Methodist College)

20. Brian Gleeson (Munster/Rockwell College)

21. Jake O’Riordan (Munster/St Munchins College)

22. Jack Murphy (Leinster/Presentation College Bray)

23. Harry Long (Munster/Ard Scoil Ris)

24. Tom Brigg (Leinster/Blackrock College)

25. Finn Treacy (Leinster/Presentation College Bray)

26. Stephen Kiely (Munster/Castletroy College)

pickarooney

Inigo Cruise O'Brien is... quite the name!

Lsdrugbyfan

ireland u18 game about to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFze--2cyVg&ab_channel=SixNationsUnder-20s