Ireland u20 6 nations and world championship 2022

alanb92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546623#Comment_118546623

I'd say Culhane will start ahead of McNabney but in terms of long term prospects, McNabney might turn out the better of the two. Playing a year up will be good experience for him.

Dubinusa

My bad! Morrissey was listed at 98 kgs last year. Still fairly light.

Will the matches be streamed?

ionadnapokot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546797#Comment_118546797

Could have a BR - McNabney, Crothers, Culhane

or Moloney at 6? Anyone know what type of plyer he is?

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546967#Comment_118546967

Moloney is a Ruddock type 6.

McNabey can play 6 but his best position is 8.

wouldnt surprise me to see McNabey start at 6, if you want more ball carrying.

O'Sullivan is a pure 7, same with Crothers.

bilston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546797#Comment_118546797

Was going to say isn't McNabney U19 so any involvement is impressive. He looks some specimen anyway.

bilston

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118545966#Comment_118545966

Yeah, I was thinking about this, Ulster have produced loads of backs in recent years, but no province can afford more than 1 or 2 fallow years, so hopefully there a few coming through at 18s and 19s.

I'm sure Postlewaite would be in the squad and assume he is injured. To be honest I'd have almost expected him to have potentially feature for Ulster at the moment given the absences.

Dubinusa

I assume this Hawkshaw is related to David Hawkshaw?

Lost Ormond

Dylan Murphy training with the squad this week.

ljsulster

Ben Carson playing for Banbridge on Saturday, left out of squad or can we expect him to join up at any stage

RuPi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118555407#Comment_118555407

Expect him to join up, would say once fit Postlethwaite will join up as well.

Digifriendly

BBC Sports blurb stating that U20s 6n is available via BBC i-player, BBC Sports website and mobile app. Does this mean those in ROI cannot legally access these games apart from Irish matches on RTE?

Lsdrugbyfan

Irish u20 side will be named today apparently.

Stephen_Maturin

How do we watch these? BBC iplayer is geolocked

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118569188#Comment_118569188

in ireland? its on Rte 2

Dubinusa

I love to watch it on you tube! If someone were to.....upload it!

Lsdrugbyfan

Ireland U20s (v Wales):

15. Patrick Campbell (Young Munster RFC/Munster)

14. Chay Mullins (Bristol Bears/IQ Rugby)

13. Fionn Gibbons (UCD RFC/Leinster)

12. Ben Brownlee (Blackrock College/Leinster)

11. Shane Mallon (UCD RFC/Leinster)

10. Charlie Tector (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)

9. Matthew Devine (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)

1. Jack Boyle (UCD/Leinster)

2. James McCormick (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)

3. Scott Wilson (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)

4. Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)

5. Mark Morrissey (UCD RFC/Leinster)

6. James McNabney (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)

7. Reuben Crothers (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)(Captain).

8. James Culhane (UCD RFC/Leinster).

Replacements:

16. Josh Hanlon (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)

17. Oisin Michel (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)

18. Rory McGuire (UCD/Leinster)

19. Adam McNamee (Malone RFC/Ulster)

20. Ronan O’Sullivan (Highfield RFC/Munster)

21. Ethan Coughlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)

22. Tony Butler (Garryowen FC/Munster)

23. Aitzol King (Clontarf FC/Leinster).

Lost Ormond

Thought Moloney would have been picked in squad. So 1 Connacht, 1 IQ, 4 Munster, 6 Ulster and 11 Leinster

Clegg

Looking forward to seeing Chay Mullins play. It's not often you see a 2'6 winger clocking in at 32 stones.

https://www.irishrugby.ie/u20/chay-mullins/

Must love hardship

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118570401#Comment_118570401

I think there is an u20 6 nations YouTube channel, that shows all the games. Maybe check that out.

ionadnapokot

Aitzol Arenzana-King

Beautiful

Munstermunch

I presume they all (31 squad) get a run out at some stage over the course of 5 games? Is that how is usually go’s ?

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571371#Comment_118571371

Not necessarily

Dubinusa

The profiles are uploaded, most of them and some of the lads are fairly big.

Morrissey is still listed at 98 kg's. That's fairly light.

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571524#Comment_118571524

And its not an issue. He's playing 20s and far better to pick the better players than pick bigger players. He can ideally put on size in time.

Clegg

Fionn Gibbons is a player I'd like to have a look at. He's a 6'4 15 stone centre. He's a different shape to most centres that have come through recently.

Hopefully he has the skills ala Osborne to make an impact.

Dubinusa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571540#Comment_118571540

I agree! He's experienced and obviously rated. I was just pointing out his size.

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571577#Comment_118571577

his profile hasnt been updated, so its the same stats as last summer.

Juventu4

This is from the Babbling brook website so cant take the credit:

LH Prop

Jack Boyle (19/St. Michaels/UCD) - 6'1, 106kg*

Oisín Michel (U20/Cill Dara RFC/Lansdowne) -

TH Prop

Rory McGuire (19/Blackrock College/UCD) - 6'4, 118kg

Lock

Mark Morrissey (20/Blackrock College/UCD) - 6'5, 98kg*

Conor O'Tighearnaigh (U20/St Michael’s College/UCD)

Backrow

James Culhane (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - 6'4, 107kg

Outhalf

Charlie Tector (19/Kilkenny/Lansdowne)

Centre

Fionn Gibbons (19/Castleknock/UCD) - 6'4, 100kg

Ben Brownlee (19/Blackrock/UCD) - 6'2, 96kg

Daniel Hawkshaw (19/Belvedere/Clontarf) - 6'3, 90kg

Back Three

Aitzol King (19/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf) - 6'3, 97kg

Shane Mallon (19/Longford RFC-Roscrea/UCD) - 6'0, 93kg

Dylan O’Grady (U20/Belvedere/UCD)

Couple of big men in there especially at the backs where we traditionally don't produce as much of the big rangy athletic forwards like Stockdale, hopefully a few make it to senior level.

Rory Maguire must be some unit, what a prospect.

sliabh 1956

Delighted to see Tony Butler make the bench some going for a Harty Cup winner with St Flannans College

Dubinusa

Love the name Aitzol! Must be Slavic?