Ireland have named their squad for the World Rugby Under-20 Championships in France.
The 28-man squad will be captained by St. Mary's College's Caelan Doris.
Doris, along with fellow forwards Diarmuid Barron and Jordan Duggan and backs Conor Dean and Michael Silvester, are all set to feature at their second U20 World Championships, having been involved in Georgia last summer.
Prop Joe Byrne, hooker Dan Sheehan, wings Dan Hurley and Tom Roche and centre Peter Sylvester are all in line for their first U-20 caps in France.
The tournament takes place from the 30 May - 17 June, with Ireland playing their pool games in Perpignan and Narbonne, while the finals will take place in Stade De La Mediterranee in Béziers.
Ireland share Pool C with France, Georgia and South Africa and will face the hosts on the opening day of the tournament in Perpignan.
Head coach Noel McNamara said: "It's an exciting time for the players and management as we prepare to head to the south of France for the U-20 World Championships.
"There's a lot of talent in this squad and the players are all preparing well. We're up against three physical sides in our pool, and with France up first, it will be a great test for the players on the opening day of the tournament and something that everyone is looking forward to."
Ireland U-20 Squad (World Rugby U-20 Championship 2018)
Forwards
Matthew Agnew (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
Jack Aungier (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Joe Byrne (Dublin University/Leinster)
Matthew Dalton (Malone RFC/Ulster)
Cormac Daly (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Caelan Doris (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) Captain
Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC/Leinster)
Jack Dunne (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
Joe Dunleavy (Malone RFC/Ulster)
James French (UCC/Munster)
Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
Tom O'Toole (Banbridge RFC/Ulster)
Jack O'Sullivan (UCC RFC/Munster)
Charlie Ryan (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Dan Sheehan (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
Backs
Harry Byrne (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Conor Dean (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
Dan Hurley (Garryowen FC/Munster)
James Hume (Banbridge RFC/Ulster)
Sean O'Brien (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Hugh O'Sullivan (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Tom Roche (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
Michael Silvester (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
Jonny Stewart (QUB RFC/Ulster)
Peter Sylvester (UCC RFC / Munster)
Tommy O'Brien (UCD RFC/Leinster)
James McCarthy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
Ireland U20 World Rugby U20 Championships Fixtures
Pool C
France v Ireland
Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan
Wednesday 30th May, 2018
KO: 21:00 (local) / 20:00 (Irish)
South Africa v Ireland
Stade d'Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne
Sunday 3rd June, 2018
KO: 16:30 (local) / 15:30 (Irish)
Ireland v Georgia
Stade d'Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne
Thursday 7th June, 2018
KO: 18:30 (local) / 17:30 (Irish)
Semi-Finals
Stade d'Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne OR Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan
Tuesday 12th June 2018
Finals Day
Stade De La Mediterranee in Béziers.
Sunday 17th June 2018
