Ireland U20 change five for Scotland
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Ireland Under-20 head coach Nigel Carolan has made five changes to the side that lost two Wales for their seventh-place play-off against Scotland at the U20 World Cup on Saturday.
Zack McCall and Conan O'Donnell will start in the front row, while Rory Moloney and Lorcan Dow return to the back row alongside stand-in captain Josh Murphy. Billy Dardis will start at fullback.
Speaking ahead of his team's final game of the tournament in Italy, Carolan said: "We are expecting another tough challenge ahead of us. Scotland have proved to be a formidable opponent, however, we are confident that we can finish the tournament on a high note."
Ireland: 15 Billy Dardis, 14 Stephen Fitzgerald, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Sam Arnold, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Charlie Rock, 8 Lorcan Dow, 7 Rory Moloney, 6 Josh Murphy, 5 Alex Thompson, 4 David O’Connor, 3 Conan O'Donnell, 2 Zack McCall, 1 Andrew Porter.
Replacements: 16 Adam McBurney, 17 Liam O'Connor, 18 Oisin Heffernan, 19 Cian Romaine, 20 Nick Timoney, 21 Jack Cullen, 22 Dergal Cleary, 23 Ciaran Gaffney.
Date: Saturday, June 20
Venue: Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Kick-off: 13.00 (11.00 GMT)
Referee: TBC
Assistant referees: TBC
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