On the ditch

While most of the media coverage will of course centre on Saturday’s encounter at Croke Park Ireland also have other international teams in action this weekend.

• The Under 20’s V Wales takes place in Athlone tonight, kick-off at 7.30pm. This will be shown live on RTE.
  IRELAND UNDER-20 TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (RBS U-20 Six Nations, Friday, March 7, Dubarry Park, kick-off 7.35pm):
  15 - David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 14 - Sean Scanlon (UCC/Munster) 13 - Eoin O’Malley (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 12 - Conor Cleary (Greystones/Leinster) 11 - Chris Cochrane (Queen’s University/Ulster) 10 - Martin Dufficy (Dublin University/Leinster) 9 - David Moore (Blackrock College/Leinster) 1 - Paul Karayiannis (Queen’s University/Ulster) 2 - Jason Harris-Wright (Greystones/Leinster) 3 - Ben Barclay (UCD/Leinster) 4 - David Nolan (Galwegians/Connacht)
  5 - Eoin Sheriff (Lansdowne/Leinster) 6 - Kieran Essex (UL Bohemians/Munster) 7 - Paul Ryan (Blackrock College/Leinster) (capt) 8 - Patrick Mallon (Lansdowne/Leinster)
  Replacements:
  16 - Stephen Douglas (Ballymena/Ulster) 17 - Stephen Archer (UCC/Munster) 18 - Ian Nagle (UCC/Munster) 19 - Trevor Conneely (Buccaneers/Connacht) 20 - Ian Porter (Queen’s University/Ulster) 21 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster) 22 - Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
• Ireland’s Women also take on Wales tonight, kick-off at 7.30pm, at Templeville Road.
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  Tags: Ireland V Wales, Six Nations, U20s, Womens rugby