There's unfinished business between the two rivals after the thrilling 32-32 draw at the Rec last March, followed by England's victory in the World Rugby semi-final in Cape Town in July
The sold-out signs went up yesterday for the kick-off of the Six Nations U20 - and for what could be the game of the championship.
With Richie Murphy now Ulster's head coach, another former Ulster coach Neil Doak - father of the province's scrum-half Nathan - is in charge of the U20s and is looking to increase Ireland's winning record at the old Musgrave Park to 12 games since the move south. Cork's own Éanna McCarthy, who is with the Connacht academy, will lead the team out on Leeside and will be on a mission to limit Pollock's effectiveness.
Replacements: C Magee , B Bohan , T McAllister , D Walsh , O Minogue , A Doyle , G O'Leary Kareem , D Green).
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