Cleary in irish squad for world cup

Former Navan rugby player Fergal Cleary has been selected on the Ireland squad for the forthcoming World Rugby u-20 Championship in Parma, Italy from Tuesday 2nd June to Saturday 20th June.

Cleary is included in a squad of 28 that will take on Argentina, Scotland and New Zealand in the World Cup. Ireland’s opening game of the tournament is against Argentina on Tuesday 2nd June.

Eight of the squad have previous u-20 championship experience (previously known as the Junior World Cup) having played in last year’s tournament in New Zealand where Ireland finished fourth overall.

The eight are Ross Byrne, Billy Dardis, Ciaran Gaffney, Oisin Heffernan, Nick McCarthy, Rory Moloney, Josh Murphy and Garry Ringrose.

The Ireland u-20 squad is: Sam Arnold (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster), Joey Carbery (UCD/Leinster)
Fergal Cleary (Lansdowne/Leinster), Billy Dardis (UCD/Leinster), Lorcan Dow (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster), Jack Dwan (UCD/Leinster), Stephen Fitzgerald (Shannon/Munster), Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians/Connacht), Oisin Heffernan (Terenure College/Leinster), Jeremy Loughman (UCD/Leinster), Zack McCall (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster), Nick McCarthy (UCD/Leinster), Sean McNulty (UCD/Munster), Stephen McVeigh (Buccaneers/Connacht), Rory Moloney (Buccaneers/Connacht), Josh Murphy (UCD/Leinster), Conán O’Donnell (Sligo/NUIG/Connacht), David O’Connor (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Conor Oliver (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Jack Owens (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster), Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster), Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster), Charlie Rock (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Cian Romaine (Buccaneers/Connacht).