Brian Gleeson will once again captain the Ireland Under-20s this Friday.
Willie Falloon has made five changes to his Ireland Under-20 starting XI for Friday’s third-place play-off against New Zealand in the Under-20 Rugby World Cup.
Following last Sunday’s 31-20 semi-final defeat to England, the Ireland head coach opted to make one change to the backline and four changes to the pack.
Davy Colbert comes on the right wing and Finn Tracey moves into the centre for Wilhelm de Klerk. Forwards, Ireland start with a fresh front row, with Emmett Calvey and Alex Mullan at prop and Steven Smith at hooker.
Other changes include Munster second Luke Murphy replacing Shaun Edogbo and James McKillop moving to blindside flanker, while number eight Brian Gleeson will once again captain the team.
The match kicks off at 3.30pm on Friday and can be watched for free on Rugby Pass TV.
Ireland U-20: B O’Connor, D Colbert, F Treacy, H Gavin, H McLaughlin, J Murphy, O Coffey, E Calvey, S Smith, A Mullan, A Spicer, L Murphy, J McKillop, B Ward, B Gleeson.
Subs: M Yerr, B Howard, A Sparrow, B Corrigan, M Flynn, J O’Riardan, S Norton, E Graham.