Ireland Under-20 2024 Team

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The squad are in camp this week in Dublin.

Possible 23:

1. Jacob Boyd(Ulster)
2. Stephen Smyth(Leinster)
3. Andrew Sparrow(Leinster)
4. Joe Hopes(Ulster)
5. Evan O'Connell(Munster)
6. Max Flynn(Connacht)
7. Jacob Sheahan(Munster)
8. Brian Gleeson(Munster)
9. Oliver Coffey(Leinster)
10. Jack Murphy(Leinster)
11. Lukas Kenny(Ulster)
12. Hugh Gavin(Connacht)
13. Sam Berman(Leinster)
14. Hugo McLaughlin(Leinster)
15. Ben O'Connor(Munster)
16. Danny Sheahan(Munster)
17. Alex Usanov(Leinster)
18. Adam Deay(Leinster)
19. Alan Spicer(Leinster)
20. Josh Stevens(Ulster)
21. Tadhg Brophy(Leinster)
22. Sean Naughton(Connacht)
23. Ben McFarlane(Ulster)

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058323741/ireland-under-20-2024-team

Is that based on what you’ve heard about who is there?

I thought sparrow was a loosehead.

Dubinusa

Good provincial representation. Surprisingly no Brigg?

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121401034#Comment_121401034

McKillop and Ward might be involved as well.

Lord Palmerston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121400983#Comment_121400983

No, Sparrow is and always has been a tighthead. Started the last few AIL games for UCD at tighthead too.

Is Sean Edogbo part of the squad do any of the Munster based people know?

Vinnie222

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121401130#Comment_121401130

He is

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121401142#Comment_121401142

Who else is involved?

snotboogie

Brian Gleeson is named in the Munster senior 23 this weekend, will he even play 20's this year? It seems he's preferred over Quinn, Okeke and O'Sullivan already, can Munster just keep him?

From a Munster perspective it would be a disappointment not to have Hicks in the 23 considering he's already in the academy. As far as I know he was left out of the 19's so he is likely training with the 20's? There are 4 20's eligible Munster players in the academy; O'Connell, Gleeson, Hicks and O'Connor while D. Sheahan, J. Sheahan, S. Edogbo, O'Riordan, Kiely, Condon and Pepper all seemed to go through some level of pre season with the senior squad this year. Kiely was in at least two of the match day 23's in pre season.

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121412484#Comment_121412484

I think hicks got injured playing for garryowen. Maybe, week one or two? I’d expect he will be in any final squad if fit.

This is supposedly a pretty stacked year. I don’t think they need gleeson necessarily.

Dubinusa

I would be surprised if Gleeson is with the 20's. I think he'll be a regular for the seniors. He's that good.

Lord Palmerston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121412484#Comment_121412484

I'd say Eanna McCarthy from UCC will be close to the Irish U20s squad this year too. He looks a big unit, and can play lock / blindside.

Think Harry Long (Shannon centre) and both Kyle Read and James Conroy (scrum half and wing respectively, both with Garryowen) are also potentially in the mix. Possibly Adam Wrona (UCC hooker) as well. Possibly Keith Wood's son Gordon as well (who's starting in the AIL for Garryowen too).

Would agree with you there is a decent chance Gleeson isn't available for this side.

Cookiemunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121412868#Comment_121412868

How would him being a regular with the senior team preclude him from playing for the 20s? If you look at the French and English u20 teams, there are always guys who already play in the Premiership and Top14.

Locke_Lamora

I would be very surprised if Gleeson wasn't available for the u20's, he might be better than some other players for Munster already but he's not an important player to the squad overall. I'm all for players playing senior rugby when they're ready (just look at how it's benefited France) but I wouldn't see the point in missing the u20's unless they were pivotal to the team. I can't think of many cases like that but Paddy Jackson missed the JWC as he was needed at Ulster and there were a couple of French players missing it last year to play in the actual RWC I think.

Dubinusa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121412996#Comment_121412996

I think he'll be invaluable to the senior team. He is just insanely good at 19!

ulsteru20s

I think it depends.. what’s better development, playing with seniors or playing u20s. If you are ready to play with seniors, probably that.

Cookiemunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413112#Comment_121413112

But that still wouldn't preclude him from playing for the 20s. There are only two URC games during the 6N.

SaoPaulo41

Spicer is an absolute giant, 6 10 or something, thought he would have started

Lord Palmerston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413148#Comment_121413148

He's still U19 though.

He's just back from injury (benched for UCD in AIL last weekend) but unsure if he's part of this squad or not.

Both Hopes and O'Connell were part of last year's squad, so would likely be the expected starters.

ulsteru20s

Spicer is massive but i understand he’s quite raw.

I watched the latest Queens game (or most of it) on youtube and Edogbo and Longstaff really stood out as just massive athletic men. Not sure if they will be involved or not.

Dubinusa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413511#Comment_121413511

Spicer reminds me of Toner, in a way. He makes his tackles and is a monster in the maul. He's just so big! You can watch him on you tube. He isn't explosive or massively powerful but, he's well worth a punt. I would guess he's going to take a while to develop.

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413589#Comment_121413589

Guys like that are extremely useful although less so in how leinster usually play i guess.

leakyboots

No Ruadhan Quinn involved? Surprised at that (he just turned 20, is he overage maybe?)

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121421102#Comment_121421102

Have to be born in 2004. For 20s this season. He's overage

ulsteru20s

Is there an actual list of who was in the camp?

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121421273#Comment_121421273

Won't be anything official. Bit of guess work and usual rumours and you will be able to guess most who are involced

Hey boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413511#Comment_121413511

Any Queeens players look good?

ulsteru20s

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121426994#Comment_121426994

I thought Longstaff looked like a beast. Massive lad and moves well. Really liked the look of Kenny as well.

It was a tough camera angle so hard to tell more than ‘he’s big and looks the part’.

typhoony

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413126#Comment_121413126

There's definitely history in the past of u20's eligible players like Henshaw and Fitzgerald not representing Ireland, although I think in Fitzgeralds case he thought he was too good to play for the u20's

typhoony

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413589#Comment_121413589

Agreed massive units are rare in Irish Rugby, toner was a more of a lanky build. Hopefully Spicer is given time to develop his rugby skills.

typhoony

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121413112#Comment_121413112

Munster have good depth in the backrow so hopefully Gleeson is released and made Captain of the u20's this season

Lord Palmerston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121430527#Comment_121430527

That’s not remotely true about Luke Fitzgerald - even though he was already a full Irish international and a regular starter for Leinster, he was named in the U20s side for the first game of the U20s season in 2007 and hurt his neck playing for Leinster, missing the entire campaign.