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Mike Ruddock reshuffles the pack ahead of France clash

Ruddock rings the changes for France visit

11 February 2011, 5:37 pm

By Sportsbeat

Ireland Under-20 coach Mike Ruddock has made five changes to the side to face France in their RBS 6 Nations encounter in Athlone.

With Ulster’s Craig Gilroy and Luke Marshall among the players recalled to their clubs for Magner’s League action this weekend, Ruddock has been forced to make three further changes on the bench.

Ireland secured an impressive 28-9 win in Italy last weekend but will face a stiffer test against a strong French side.

Michael Sherlock comes in at fullback to replace Gilroy, who scored twice against Italy, while Tiernan O’Halloran comes in for Leinster’s Andrew Conway.

Nathaniel MacDonald is the other new face in the backline replacing Marshall at inside centre.

Conor Carey, David O’Mahony, David Heffernan and Aaron Conneely all come into a new-look pack.

Meanwhile Philippe Boher has made three changes to the French side which hammered Scotland 49-5.

Try-scorer Geoffrey Palis replaces Jean Buttin at full back while Jules Plisson and Yann Lesgourgues replace Thibaut Visensang and Laurent Magnaval respectively.

Ireland
15 - Michael Sherlock (Clontarf - Leinster)
14 - Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians - Connacht)
13 - Alex Kelly (UCD - Leinster)
12 - Nathaniel McDonald (Exile)
11 - Andrew Boyle (UCD - Leinster)
10 - Patrick Jackson (Dungannon - Ulster)
9 - Blane McIlroy (Ballymena - Ulster)
1 - James Tracy (UCD - Leinster)
2 - Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)
3 - Conor Carey (Ballymena - Ulster)
4 - David O'Mahony (UCC - Munster)
5 - Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers - Connacht)
6 - David Heffernan (Lansdowne - Connacht)
7 - Aaron Conneely (Corinthians - Connacht)
8 - Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne - Leinster)

Replacements:
16 - David Doyle (UCD - Leinster)
17 - Finlay Bealham (Exile)
18 - Iain Henderson (Queens - Ulster)
19 - Shane Buckley (Garryowen - Munster)
20 - Peter Du Toit (UCD - Leinster)
21 - James McKinney (Queens - Ulster)
22 - JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians - Munster)

France
15 – Geoffrey Palis (Albi)
14 – Pierre Bérard (Montpellier)
13 – Jean-Pascal Barraque (Biarritz)
12 – Jules Plisson (Stade Français)
11 – Marvin O’Connor (Grenoble)
10 – Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse) (captain)
9 – Yann Lesgourgues (Biarritz)
1 – Sébastien Taofifenua (Perpignan)
2 – Romain Colliat (Castres)
3 – Walter Desmaison (Bayonne)
4 – William Demotte (Clermont)
5 – Sébastien Vaahamahina (Brive)
6 – Kevin Gimeno (Montpellier)
7 – Julien Come (Racing Metro)
8 – Gilian Galan (Toulouse)

Replacements :
16 – Clément Bourgeois (Section paloise)
17 – Victor Delmas (Colomiers)
18 – Mathias Marie (Biarritz)
19 – Pierre Julien (Agen)
20 – Laurent Magnaval (Toulon)
21 – Thibaut Visensang (Bayonne)
22 – Jean Buttin (Clermont)