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Ireland name squad for U-20 Championship

Josh Murphy is one of 28 players selected
Josh Murphy is one of 28 players selected

Ireland have named their squad for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Parma in June. 

Head coach Nigel Carolan has named a squad of 28, with just two players, Sean McNulty and Charlie Rock, not involved in this year's 2015 RBS 6 Nations U-20 Championship.

McNulty featured in the 2014 RBS 6 Nations and he comes back into the panel having recovered from injury and is joined by the uncapped Rock.

Eight of the squad have previous Under-20 Championship experience having played in last year's tournament in New Zealand when the Irish side finished in fourth position.

They are Ross Byrne, Billy Dardis, Ciaran Gaffney, Oisin Heffernan, Nick McCarthy, Rory Moloney, Josh Murphy and Gary Ringrose.

Ireland share pool C with Argentina, Scotland and New Zealand and open their tournament against Argentina on Tuesday, 2 June in Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma.
 
Ireland U-20 Squad:
Sam Arnold (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Joey Carbery (UCD/Leinster)
Fergal Cleary (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Billy Dardis (UCD/Leinster)
Lorcan Dow (QUB/Ulster)
Jack Dwan (UCD/Leinster)
Stephen Fitzgerald (Shannon/Munster)
Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians/Connacht)
Oisin Heffernan (Terenure/Leinster)
Jeremy Loughman (UCD/Leinster)
Zack McCall (QUB/Ulster)
Nick McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)
Sean McNulty (UCD/Munster)
Stephen McVeigh (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Rory Moloney (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Josh Murphy (UCD/Leinster)
Conán O'Donnell (Sligo/NUIG/Connacht)
David O'Connor (St.Mary's/Leinster)
Conor Oliver (St.Mary's/Leinster)
Jack Owens (Queens University/Ulster)
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
Charlie Rock (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Cian Romaine (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Jacob Stockdale (QUB/Ulster)
Alex Thompson (Queens University/Ulster)
Nick Timoney (St. Mary's/Leinster)

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