Gus McCarthy will reprise his role as captain when Ireland open their World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign against England in South Africa on Saturday, while Max Clein is expected to make his debut with Richie Murphy’s side off the bench
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Gus McCarthy will reprise his role as captain when Ireland open their World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign. Photograph: Tom Maher/InphoGrand Slam winner Gus McCarthy will reprise his role as captain when Ireland open their World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign against England in South Africa on Saturday, while Munster hooker Max Clein is expected to make his debut with Richie Murphy’s side off the bench.
Murphy announced his match day squad after the travelling pack arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday, ahead of the clash at the Paarl Gymnasium. In the Ireland backline, Murphy has selected the trio of Henry McErlean, Andrew Osborne and Hugh Gavin. Hugh Cooney and John Devine make up the midfield pairing. Sam Prendergast and Fintan Gunne, key performers in the under-20 Six Nations success earlier this year, will wear the number ten and 9 jerseys respectively.
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