Irish Under-20's 2023

I'd imagine were more likely to see Mangan in the row and McMabney at 6 than vice versa - would expect Shay McCarthy to feature somewhere too - been lining up in centre, wing and fullback for Cookies this year so interesting to see where he slots

Considering how highly rated Boyle is, and Leinster’s depth chart in general… I’m surprised McCarthy is going to LH.

On the team itself, I’m most interested in seeing what under 19s are involved. Would O Connell and Hopes make the 23/15 for example?

Better than Boyle? I was a little underwhelmed by Boyle. Super tidy and technical, but not anywhere near a porter level athlete.

The italian TH he played against was actually the best prop i saw in the under 20s.

Going on schoolboy performances hes easily if not more of a prospect than even Boyle was, I thought personally he looks the better player. Both have the attributes to make it at a higher level for sure

Henry Buttimer/Garryowen ? U20’s Would he not be considered in 15/23 line up

Can you list injured players you think might feature and their positions/club etc interested to see the potential pick from the mix

Props

Paddy McCarthy(DUFC/Leinster)

George Hadden(Clontarf/Leinster)

Joe Charles(Ballynahinch/Ulster)

Cameron Doak(Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

Fiachna Barrett(Corinthians/Connacht)

Hooker

Gus McCarthy(UCD/Leinster)

Conall Henchy(DUFC/Munster)

Danny Sheahan(UCC/Munster) - u19

Lock

Conor O'Tighnearnaigh(UCD/Leinster)

Charlie Irvine(Queens/Ulster)

James Doyle(Lansdowne/Leinster)

Evan O'Connell(UL Bohs/Munster) - u19

Joe Hopes(Queens/Ulster) - u19

Backrow

James McNabney(Ballymena/Ulster)

Diarmuid Mangan(UCD/Leinster)

Liam Molony(DUFC/Leinster)

Ruadhan Quinn(Old Crescent/Munster)

Brian Gleeson (Garryowen/Munster) - u19

Jacob Sheahan (UCC/Munster) - u19

Scrumhalf

Fintan Gunne(Terenure/Leinster)

Jack Oliver(Garryowen/Munster)

Andrew O'Mahony(UCC/Munster)

Oscar Cawley(Naas/Leinster)

Outhalf

Sam Prendergast(Lansdowne/Leinster)

Harry West(Buccaneers/Connacht)

Centre

Hugh Cooney(Clontarf/Leinster)

Ross Taylor(Armagh/Ulster)

Sam Berman(DUFC/Leinster) - u19

David Dooley(MU Barnhall/Leinster)

John Devine(Corinthians/Connacht)

Back Three

Josh Costello (Shannon/Munster)

Ethan Graham (Ballynahinch/Ulster) - u19

Henry McErlean (Terenure/Leinster)

Ruben Moloney (UCD/Leinster) - u19

Ihechi Oji (UL Bohs/Munster)

Andrew Osborne (Naas/Leinster)

Sean Fox (Corinthians/Connacht) - u19

Henry Buttimer(Garryowen/Munster)

Rory Telfer(Queens/Ulster)

I think i saw him in under 18s? Maybe he played two levels. He looked massive.

yep.

there are 9

Edit! Forgot Mangan! Jesus we are stacked!

Hayden Hyde, ex U20 playing with Quins and Baa-baas, had Eng 7's but on Commowealth games.

Is he still IQ?

Thank you

Ok, piers o'conor capped for England in 2019 is now IQ again, though, right?

Rate him personally and scored a great try at the weekend - but reading between the lines McCarthy and Oji seem to be rated ahead of him provincially. Provincial pecking order has been thrown aside for Irish 20s before though.

Back three at this age group seems to be well stacked.

Interestingly, I see McErlean is playing at 10 for Nure this weekend - might be an interesting spanner for the Irish 10 jersey (especially since Prendergast has played fullback for Lansdowne I believe - although he still has standing as last Summer's 20s outhalf)

Great on attack, his defence however is absolutely shocking, one of the worst ive seen for an AIL winger