CAPTAIN DAN LEAVY is one of seven UCD clubmen in the Ireland under 20′s line-up for this Friday night’s curtain-raiser against Scotland in Athlone.
The Dublin club also provide the out-half, Ross Byrne who has also been installed as the side’s vice captain.
The front row, however, is dominated by Cork Constitution with tighthead Rory Burke and hooker Max Abbott joined by Lansdowne’s Peter Dooley.
Dooley along with flanker Peadar Timmins are the the sole survivors from the 2013 six Nations campaign. However; Leavy, number eight Jack O’Donoghue and Adam Byrne were all included in last summer’s World Cup squad.
Connacht lock Sean O’Brien packs down alongside Ross Malony while injury to another UCD man, Billy Dardis, has handed an opportunity to Ulster’s David Busby at fullback.
Ireland U20s (v Scotland): David Busby (QUB, Ulster), Adam Byrne, Gary Ringrose (both UCD, Leinster), Peter Robb (Old Belvedere, Leinster), Ian Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne, Leinster), Ross Byrne, Nick McCarthy (both UCD, Leinster):Peter Dooley (Lansdowne, Leinster), Max Abbott, Rory Burke (both Cork Con, Munster), Sean O’Brien (Galwegians, Connacht), Ross Malony; Peadar Timmins, Dan leavy (all three UCD, Leinster), Jack O’Donoghue (UL, Munster).
Replacements: Shane Delahunt (Lansdowne, Leinster), Jacob Walshe (Buccaneers, Connacht), Oisin Heffernan (Lansdowne, Leinster), Joe Joyce (Bristol), Rory Maloney (Buccaneers, Connacht), Jack Cullen (Bruff, Munster), Conor McKeon (Lansdowne, Leinster), Dan Goggin (Young Munster, Munster).
