Irish Under-18 boys head coach Simon Lowry has named a panel of 21 to travel to Lilleshall from 15th to 18th April where they will compete against The Netherlands, Belgium and England in a five-nations tournament in which Germany are also taking part.
The side will subsequently host Scotland for three games from July 1 to 3 in UUJ. In mid-July, they will play in an international tournament in Germany against the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Spain.
Fixture schedule (all at Lilleshall, England)
Friday, April 15th: Ireland v Netherlands, 1pm
Saturday, April 16th: Ireland v Belgium, 1pm
Monday, April 18th: Ireland v England, 2.15pm
Squad:
| Player | Province | Club | School |
| Allen Lyons | Ulster | Annadale |
RBAI
|
| Ben Pasley | Leinster | Three Rock Rovers |
The High School
|
| Ben Pollock | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| Charlie Rowe | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| Cian Dorgan | Munster | Cork C of I | Ashton |
| Conor Matthews | Ulster | Annadale | Sullivan Upper |
| Conor Murphy (GK) | Leinster | Avoca | Newpark |
| Harry Dagg | Leinster | Avoca | Temple Carrig |
| James Clark | Ulster | Annadale |
Methodist College Belfast
|
| Josh Gill | Leinster | Three Rock Rovers | Wesley College |
| Louis Rowe * | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| Mackenzie Connor | Ulster | Lisnagarvey |
Friends’ School Lisburn
|
| Mark Cuddy | Ulster | Cookstown |
Cookstown High School
|
| Matthew McKee | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| Matthew Stevenson | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| Patrick McElhinney | Ulster | Annadale |
Methodist College Belfast
|
| Rhys Armah-Kwantreng | Leinster | Monkstown |
St Andrew’s College
|
| Sam Hickmott | Leinster | Monkstown |
St Andrew’s College
|
| Scott Hosick (GK) | Ulster | Lisnagarvey |
Friends’ School Lisburn
|
| Tiarnan Gaffney | Munster | Catholic Institute | Villiers School |
| Tommy Dobson | Ulster | Banbridge |
Banbridge Academy
|
| * Subject to recovery from injury |
Management Team:
Head Coach – Simon Lowry
Assistant Coach – Adam Pritchard
Manager – Ruth McDonagh
Physio – Hugh Byrne