Good news for the 3 lads, hope that they do well.

Yes just learned that Gaffney injured.and likely out for whole 6N. Shame. Yes great achievement for Cian, Rory and Conan - just thought Cian good enough to start but it is a very strong squad..

Anyone know if it on TV? kick of 6pm so not clashing with Wales v England

I think that Gaffney is injured. Romaine getting on the bench is a great achievement for him. Likewise for O'Donnell.

Ireland Under-20 team & Replacements (v Italy Under-20. Stadio Pozzi Lamarmora – Kick-off 19.00hrs local, 18.00hrs GMT):

15 – Billy Dardis (UCD/ Leinster)*
14 – Greg O’Shea (Shannon/ Munster)
13 – Garry Ringrose (UCD/ Leinster)*
12 – Fergal Cleary (Lansdowne / Leinster)
11 – Jack Owens (QUB/ Ulster)
10 – Ross Byrne (UCD / Leinster)
9 – Nick McCarthy (UCD/ Leinster) (Capt)*

1 – Jeremy Loughman (UCD / Leinster)
2 – Zack McCall (QUB/Ulster)
3 – Oisin Heffernan (Terenure/Leinster)*
4 – David O’Connor (St. Mary’s/Leinster)
5 – Alex Thompson (QUB/Ulster)
6 – Josh Murphy (UCD/Leinster)*
7 – Rory Moloney (Buccaneers/Connacht)*
8 – Lorcan Dow (QUB/Ulster)

Replacements

16 – Adam McBurney (Ballymena/Ulster)
17 – Michael Lagan (Ballymena/Ulster)
18 – Conan O’Donnell (Sligo/NUIG/Connacht)
19 – Cian Romaine (Buccaneers/Connacht)
20 – Nick Timoney (St. Mary’s/Leinster)
21 – Jack Cullen (Shannon/Munster)*
22 – Joey Carbery (UCD/Leinster)
23 – Sam Arnold (Ballynahinch/Ulster)

www.connachtrugby.ie/#ConnachtNews


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Romaine only on bench and Gaffney not in squad is a surprise personally, speaking through Connacht tinted glasses

Great piece on Carolan's u20 regime

Top lads, best of luck to them all.

a couple of interviews with our u20's guys..

Great interview with Nigel Carolan here:

www.the42.ie/nigel-carolan-ireland-u20-i...iew-1900287-Jan2015/

a couple of our guys get a mention here...

balls.ie/rugby/ireland-u20-squad-breakdown/

stop wumming bayern ffs. do you surf the 4 forums looking for a row? i see you on munster fans aswell. back to babbling with you.

ConnachtCows wrote:

Bayern wrote:

ConnachtCows wrote: Honestly, what does any of it matter. They're playing for they are playing for the Ireland U-20s, and representing Connacht

Well I thought you'd hope to develop more than 1 player to this standard from with the connacht schools/clubs system..

Ok, your response leads me to believe that you're just looking for an argument. Not going to bother

Not looking for an argument, just stating a fact.
1 player an age group should be the minimum really.

Bayern wrote:

ConnachtCows wrote: Honestly, what does any of it matter. They're playing for they are playing for the Ireland U-20s, and representing Connacht

Well I thought you'd hope to develop more than 1 player to this standard from with the connacht schools/clubs system..

Ok, your response leads me to believe that you're just looking for an argument. Not going to bother

ConnachtCows wrote: Honestly, what does any of it matter. They're playing for they are playing for the Ireland U-20s, and representing Connacht

Well I thought you'd hope to develop more than 1 player to this standard from with the connacht schools/clubs system..

Honestly, what does any of it matter. They're playing for they are playing for the Ireland U-20s, and representing Connacht

Craic Head wrote:

Bayern wrote:

Craic Head wrote: They all played for Connacht in the interpros, they trained here, reside here, study here? They are from Connacht.

I didnt realise Westmeath(McVeigh), Laois(Moloney) and London(Romaine) were in Connacht.
Thanks for the geography lesson.

I've never claimed they arent connacht players, but they are not from connacht.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Connacht pursue Carberry, Dwan, O'Connor and maybe Oliver.

I was not giving you a geography lesson.............. no need to be so smart.

They are from Connacht because this is the club and province that they represent. It will be Connacht in brackets after their names in the programme. Where they were born or raised has nothing to do with it.

Did Munster always refer to their famous USA player O'Gara? and do you Leinster boys always refer to Jamie Heaslip as the most famous rugby son of Israel? (They are countries in case you want to look them up in georgraphy lessons !)

O'Gara went to school in America?
Heaslip went to school in Israel?

Oh wait no they didn't, they both grew up and played rugby in Cork/Kildare.
Rory Moloney grew up in Laois and played rugby for Leinster before Connacht, Steven McVeigh grew up in Westmeath and played rugby for Leinster before Connacht, Cian Romaine grew up in London and played rugby there before Connacht.

They are all at Connacht now, but they are not products of the Connacht school/club system, which was my point.

Bayern wrote:

Craic Head wrote: They all played for Connacht in the interpros, they trained here, reside here, study here? They are from Connacht.

I didnt realise Westmeath(McVeigh), Laois(Moloney) and London(Romaine) were in Connacht.
Thanks for the geography lesson.

I've never claimed they arent connacht players, but they are not from connacht.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Connacht pursue Carberry, Dwan, O'Connor and maybe Oliver.

I was not giving you a geography lesson.............. no need to be so smart.

They are from Connacht because this is the club and province that they represent. It will be Connacht in brackets after their names in the programme. Where they were born or raised has nothing to do with it.

Did Munster always refer to their famous USA player O'Gara? and do you Leinster boys always refer to Jamie Heaslip as the most famous rugby son of Israel? (They are countries in case you want to look them up in georgraphy lessons !)