The Ireland Under-20 team to take on England in Kingston Park on Friday has been named with head coach Nigel Carolan opting for a number of changes.
In the backs, there is an alteration at half-back, where Sligo and Connacht scrum-half Stephen Kerins makes his first Six Nations start, having been used as a replacement in the opening two games.
Jack Power has also recovered from injury and comes back into the side at full-back, with Hugo Keenan shifting back to the wing and Matthew Byrne moving to the replacements.
Up front, Sligo's Conán O'Donnell returns to the starting line-up in place of Conor Kenny who misses the game through injury.
In the back-row, Greg Jones is set to win his first Ireland cap at the level as he replaces the injured Max Deegan at number 8, while Will Connors has also recovered from injury and comes back into the team at flanker.
Carolan said: "We were disappointed with the result in France last time out. We started the game well, but we let things slip away from us before half-time and never managed to recover.
"We are expecting a tough encounter in Newcastle. The English side made up for their opening loss to Scotland with a convincing win against Italy so we are prepared for them to be coming into this game full of confidence.”
Kick-off is 6pm.
Ireland team to play England: Jack Power, Hugo Keenan, Shane Daly, Jimmy O'Brien, Conor O'Brienl, Johnny McPhillips, Stephen Kerins, Andrew Porter, Adam McBurney, Conán O'Donnell, Peter Claffey, James Ryan, Cillian Gallagher, Will Connors, Greg Jones
Replacements: Shane Fenton, James Bollard, Ben Betts, Sean O'Connor, Kelvin Brown, John Poland, Brett Connon, Matthew Byrne
