The Irish U20 World Cup Squad has slipped out over on the IRB Junior World Cup Site.
The 26 man squad features 11 Leinster players, 7 Ulster, 3 Connacht, 3 Munster and 2 Exiles from what we can work out, though Ulster based Finlay Bealham could count as one more towards Ulster’s representation!
However Ulster should provide an experienced backbone to the starting side with, probable captain, Niall Annett, and Senior Ulster players Patrick Jackson, Luke Marshall and Craig Gilroy. The surprise omission for Ulster is Blane McIlroy who despite appearing in all of Ireland’s Six Nations matches looks to have made way for Cardiff based Exile Kieran Marmoin.
Of special interest to Ulster supporters will be the battle between Patrick Jackson and James McKinney for the out half berth as we look for out half cover during the Senior World Cup in September and there will also be a few eyes on the performance of
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