The Ireland Under-20 team to play France in the opening game of the IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina has been named.
Coach Allen Clarke has named the same starting XV that played against Scotland when they sealed the RBS 6 Nations U-20 Championship with a 44-15 win.
Rhys Ruddock will again captain the team having led them to victory over Italy, Wales, England and Scotland already this season.
Ireland Under-20 team to play France in the Junior World Championship, Estadio El Coloso del Parque on Saturday, kick-off 6.00pm:
15 - Andrew Conway (Blackrock College/Leinster)
14 - Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)
13 - Eoin Griffin (Corinthians/Connacht)
12 - Nevin Spence (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
11 - Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
10 - James McKinney (Queen's University/Ulster)
9 - John Cooney (UCD/Leinster)
1 - Jack O'Connell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
2 - Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
3 - Stewart Maguire (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
4 - David O'Callaghan (UCC/Munster)
5 - Ben Marshall (UCD/Leinster)
6 - Rhys Ruddock (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
7 - Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 - Patrick Butler (Shannon/Munster)
Replacements:
16 - David Doyle (UCD/Leinster)
17 - Bryan Cagney (UCC/Munster)
18 - Brian Hayes (Cork Constitution/Munster)
19 - Brian O'Hara (UL Bohemians/Munster)
20 - Michael Heaney (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
21 - Noel Reid (UCD/Leinster)
22 - Darren Hudson (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
