Ireland U20, RBS U20 Six Nations

Teams up for tonight’s Ireland v Italy U20 encounter.

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The teams were announced yesterday for the Italy U20 v Ireland U20 RBS Six Nations match which takes place Friday night at Stadio Enrico Chersoni in Prato. Kick off 6:00pm UK/IRE time. Haven’t found any live coverage yet but keep an eye on our Facebook feed nearer the time.

The bad news is that two of the Ulster players involved last week have dropped out; Peter Cooper, due to injury, and Marcus Rea loses his spot on the bench as coach Nigel Carolin looks at his options.

Johnny McPhillips and Jonny Stewart remain as halfbacks, which is no surprise, as both featured strongly in last weeks disappointing run out against Scotland. They did chalk up a win, thanks largely to McPhillips, but Carolin will have been disappointed as he expects high standards from his charges. 

The highly rated Calvin Nash comes . . .

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