The Irish U20s take on Scotland on Sunday at Virgin Media Park in Cork, kicking off at 3.15pm.
The match will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2.
With three consecutive victories this spring, Ireland is trying to finish its Championship in style against the Scots.
Head coach Andrew Browne has named a backline unchanged since last weekend’s win over Wales.
Noah Byrne, Derry Moloney and Daniel Ryan continue in Ireland’s bottom three defenders.
James O’Leary and Rob Carney are the centres, with scrum-half Christopher Barrett once again partnering half-back Tom Wood in the half-backs.
In the peloton, Max Doyle, Duinn Maguire and captain Sami Bishti are at the forefront. Joe Finn and Donnacha McGuire are named in the engine room. Josh Neill continues on the blindside flank, Ben Blaney is named at the open side and Diarmaid O’Connell completes the Irish starting team at number eight.
On the Ireland U20 bench, Lee Fitzpatrick, Christian Foley, Luke Murtagh, Dylan McNeice, Billy Hayes, James O’Dwyer, Charlie O’Shea and Johnny O’Sullivan are the named replacements.
Ireland U20 team
15. Noah Byrne, 14 years old. Derry Moloney, 13 years old. Rob Carney, 12 years old. James O’Leary, 11 years old. Daniel Ryan,
10. Tom Wood, 9. Christopher Barrett.
1. Max Doyle, 2. Duinn Maguire, 3. Sami Bishti (captain), 4. Joe Finn, 5. Donnacha McGuire, 6. Josh Neill, 7. Ben Blaney, 8. Diarmaid O’Connell.
Ireland U20 Substitutions
16. Lee Fitzpatrick, 17 years old. Christian Foley, 18 years old. Luke Murtagh, 19 years old. Dylan McNeice, 20 years old. Billy Hayes, 21 years old. James O’Dwyer, 22 years old. Charlie O’Shea, 23 years old. Johnny O’Sullivan.
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