The Ireland under-21 management have named an unchanged side to play New Zealand in the final of the IRB Under-21 World Cup in Hughenden Road, Glasgow on Sunday.
The Irish team became the first Northern hemisphere country to reach the final in the history of the tournament when day defeated Australia 26-13 on Wednesday evening.
Irish team to play New Zealand (4.15pm kick-off):
15 - Andrew Finn (Dolphin)
14 - Richard Lane (UCC)
13 - John Hearty (Blackrock College)
12 - Glen Telford (Dungannon)
11 - Paul McKenzie (Loughborough University)
10 - Gareth Steenson (Queens University Belfast)
9 - Tomas O'Leary (Cork Constitution)
1 - John Wickham (Clontarf)
2 - Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution)
3 - Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins)
4 - David Gannon (Blackrock College) CAPTAIN
5 - Shane O'Connor (Cork Constitution)
6 - Brendan O'Connor (Cork Constitution)
7 - David O'Brien (Old Belvedere)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University)
Replacements:
16 - Conor Geoghegan (UCD)
17 - Keith Doyle (UCD)
18 – Neil McComb (Dundee HSFP)
19 - Oisin Hennessy (Dungannon)
20 - Robbie Shaw (Wasps)
21 - Michael Glancy (Loughborough University)
22 – Breiffne O'Donnell (UL Bohemians)
Manager - David Haslett
Coach - Mark McDermott
Assistant Coach - Pat Murray
Filed by Barry McEneaney
