8 years ago Connacht U20 head coach Jimmy Duffy has named his squad for their opening Interpro fixture against Leinster this Friday night at 7.30 in Donnybrook.
The extended squad have been put through their paces since early July and have come through a very intense summer programme. Last years captain, Sean O’Brien will again take the reigns. Connacht complete their campaign with consecutive home games v’s Ulster and Munster on Friday 13th and 20th September in Sportsground at 3pm.
| Position | No. | Name | Club/ School |
| LHP | 1 | Jacob Walshe | Buccaneers RFC |
| Hooker | 2 | Scott Flanagan | Buccaneers RFC |
| THP | 3 | Saba Meunargia | Buccaneers RFC |
| 2nd Row | 4 | Josh O’Rourke | Buccaneers RFC |
| 2nd Row | 5 | Sean O’Brien (Capt) | Galwegians RFC |
| B. Row | 6 | Sam McCormack | Westport RFC |
| B. Row | 7 | Rory Moloney | Buccaneers RFC |
| No. 8 | 8 | Jack Dineen | Galwegians RFC |
| SH | 9 | Caolin Blade | Monivea RFC |
| OH | 10 | Sean O’Hagan | Corinthians RFC |
| LW | 11 | Mark O’Keefe | Old Belvedere RFC |
| C1 | 12 | Andrew McAleer | Westport RFC |
| C2 | 13 | Rory Parata | Galwegians RFC |
| RW | 14 | Matthew Mellotte | Barnhall RFC |
| FB | 15 | Eoghan O’Reilly | Buccaneers RFC |
| Replacements: | |||
| Hooker | 16 | Conor Duffy | UCD RFC |
| LHP | 17 | Dan McCardle | Galwegians RFC |
| THP | 18 | Andrew Barr | Old Belvedere RFC |
| Utility Player | 19 | Shane Boyle | UL Bohemians RFC |
| Utility Player | 20 | Eddie Earle | Galwegians RFC |
| Utility Player | 21 | Conor Kerins | Sligo RFC |
| Utility Player | 22 | Ben Carty | Buccaneers RFC |
| Utility Player | 23 | Charlie Ryan | Cill Dara RFC |
| Coaching and Management Staff | |||
| Jimmy Duffy (Head Coach) | |||
| Cory Brown (Coach) | |||
| Rachel Wyer (Physiotherapist) | |||
| Antoine Mobian (Conditioning) | |||
| Philip Coyle (Team Manager) |
