JWC2013: Ireland Squad for Under 20 Championship.

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The Ireland U20’s Junior World Championship side appears to have been released earlier this week with the squad now up on the IRB website.

As we predicted in April the squad features seven Ulster players: Jake Caulfield (Malone), Chris Taylor (Malone), John Andrew (Ballymena), John Doonan (Ballynahinch), Conor Joyce (Malone), John Creighton (Malone) and Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins).

This is a particularly gruelling competition, with five games played over 18 days, and Ireland have historically struggled to stay the pace over the duration of the tournament. This year it will an even bigger challenge for the Irish lads having been placed in Pool B alongside New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, and they will do well to repeat last season’s fifth place finish. All the pool matches will take place at 

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