Fiachna Barrett and Harry West, have been selected to play against Australia on Thursday in the U20 World Cup in South Africa.
Fiachna played a crucial role when coming off the bench on Saturday as Ireland drew with England in the opening game in South Africa and he will be joined in the replacements by Harry for Thursday's crucial battle with the Wallabies.
Australia had a narrow 46-37 win over Fiji in their opening game, so victory on Thursday is critical for Fiachna, Harry and the young men in green.
IRELAND UNDER-20 Team & Replacements
(v Australia Under-20s, 2023 World Rugby U-20 Championship Pool B, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa, Thursday, June 29, kick-off 11am local time/10am Irish time)
15. Henry McErlean (Terenure College RFC/Leinster)
14. Andrew Osborne (Naas RFC/Leinster)
13. Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
12. John Devine (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
11. James Nicholson (UCD RFC/Leinster)
10. Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
9. Fintan Gunne (Terenure College RFC/Leinster)
1. Paddy McCarthy (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
2. Gus McCarthy (UCD RFC/Leinster) (capt)
3. Ronan Foxe (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) *
4. Charlie Irvine (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)
5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)
6. James McNabney (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
7. Ruadhan Quinn (Old Crescent RFC/Munster)
8. Brian Gleeson (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Replacements:
16. Danny Sheahan (UCC RFC/Munster)
17. George Morris (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
18. Fiachna Barrett (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
19. Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemians RFC/Munster)
20. Diarmuid Mangan (UCD RFC/Leinster)
21. Jack Oliver (Garryowen FC/Munster)
22. Harry West (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht)
23. Rory Telfer (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)