Ireland have made two injury-enforced changes to their team to play Australia in the second game of the World Rugby U20 Championship.
Ireland travelled to Argentina without a string of starters but managed to repeat their Six Nations success over England regardless. Noel McNamara's men now take on the Aussies in Santa Fe at 2.30pm Irish time on Saturday.
Full-back Iwan Hughes picked up a finger injury in the opening win over England and is out for the rest of the World Cup while No 8 Azur Allison is going through the return to play protocols.
Sean French, who came on in the second half, sustained a facial injury that also rules him out of the rest of the tournament.
Rob Russell comes into the starting XV in place of Hughes at 15 with Angus Kernohan and Jonathan Wren again named on the wings.
The rest of the back line is unchanged with Craig Casey and Jake Flannery named in the half-backs and Stewart Moore and Liam Turner in the centre.
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The front five remains the same with Josh Wycherley, Dylan Tierney-Martin and Thomas Clarkson in the front row while captain Charlie Ryan and Ryan Baird pack down in the second row.
Josh Hodnett moves from 7 to 8 in place of Allison. Ronan Watters comes in at open-side while David McCann starts at 6.
Aaron O’Sullivan and Max O’Reilly have been called up to the squad in place of French and Hughes but will not be in the side this weekend.
Both teams go into the game having picked up a bonus point win in the opening round as Ireland defeated England 42-26 while the Junior Wallabies beat Italy 36-12.
Meanwhile, England hooker Alfie Barbeary's tournament is over after he was handed a five-week suspension for tip tackle on Hodnett.
Ireland U20: Rob Russell (Dublin University/Leinster); Angus Kernohan (Queen’s University/Ulster), Liam Turner (Dublin University/Leinster), Stewart Moore (Malone/Ulster), Jonathan Wren (Cork Constitution/Munster); Jake Flannery (Shannon/Munster), Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster); Josh Wycherley (Young Munster/Munster), Dylan Tierney-Martin (Corinthians/Connacht), Thomas Clarkson (Dublin University/Leinster); Charlie Ryan (UCD/Leinster) (capt , Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster); David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster), Ronan Watters (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), John Hodnett (UCC/Munster).
Replacements: John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Michael Milne (UCD/Leinster), Charlie Ward (Clontarf/Leinster), Declan Adamson (Clontarf/Leinster), Niall Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht), Ciaran Booth (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby), Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster), Colm Reilly (Buccaneers/Connacht), Ben Healy (Garryowen/Munster), Cormac Foley (St. Mary’s College/Leinster).
