O'Sullivan selected for u-20 Six Nations
Moynalvey's Hugh O'Sullivan, brother of Meath footballers Cillian and Mark, has been included in Noel McNamara's 32-man squad for the upcoming u-20 Six Nations.
O'Sullivan made a huge name for himself in schools rugby with Belvedere College and has featured for Ireland at underage level before. He now plays for Clontarf and on the fringes with Leinster.
Eleven of the 32 players seleced by McNamara have previously featured for the side.
In the forwards, prop Jordan Duggan, hookers Ronan Kelleher and Diarmuid Barron, along with back-row Sean Masterson all played last season.
Scrum-half Jonny Stewart, out-half Conor Dean, centres Angus Curtis, David McCarthy and Tommy O'Brien along with back three players Mark Keane and Michael Silvester were also involved.
O'Brien will captain the team, whose first game is away to France on Friday 2nd February.
Forwards:
Jack Aungier (St. Mary's /Leinster)
Matthew Agnew (Ballymenia/Ulster)
Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen /Munster)
Joe Byrne (Dublin University /Leinster)
Ronan Coffey (Shannon /Munster)
Matthew Dalton (Malone /Ulster)
Cormac Daly (Clontarf /Leinster)
Jordan Duggan (Naas /Leinster)
Jack Dunne (Dublin University /Leinster)
Joe Dunleavy (Malone /Ulster)
James French (UCC /Munster)
Aaron Hall (Ballynahinch /Ulster)
Max Kearney (Dublin University /Leinster)
Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne /Leinster)
Sean Masterson (Corinthians /Connacht)
Jack O'Sullivan (UCC /Munster)
Tom O'Toole (Banbridge /Ulster)
Charlie Ryan (UCD /Leinster)
Backs:
Harry Byrne (UCD /Leinster)
Angus Curtis (Queen's University /Ulster)
Conor Dean (St. Mary's /Leinster)
Conor Hayes (Young Munster /Munster)
Mark Keane (Queen's University)
Angus Kernohan (Ballymena /Ulster)
David McCarthy (Garryowen /Munster)
James McCarthy (UL Bohemian /Munster)
Sean O'Brien (Clontarf /Leinster)
Tommy O'Brien (UCD /Leinster) Captain
Hugh O'Sullivan (Clontarf /Leinster)
Jonny Stewart (Queen's University /Ulster)
Michael Silvester (Dublin University /Leinster)
Peter Sullivan (Lansdowne /Leinster)
IRELAND U20 Six Nations Fixtures 2018
Friday 2nd February
France v Ireland, 9pm (local)/8pm (Irish time), Stade Amédée Domenech, Brive
Friday 9th February
Ireland v Italy, 7.15pm, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
Friday 23rd February
Ireland v Wales, 7.15pm, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
Saturday 9th March
Ireland v Scotland, 7.15pm, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
Friday 16th March
England v Ireland, 8pm, Ricoh Arena, Coventry