Loosehead Prop, Des Merrey starts his first game of the championship having been used as a replacement in each of the previous four games. Kyle McCall moves to tighthead with Niall Scannell named at hooker having missed the previous game through injury.

Friday’s game, to decide the championship, will be broadcast live from Adams Park on Sky Sports 2

Ireland U-20 v England U-20 (Adams Park, High Wycombe - Friday 16th March 2012, Kick-off 8.05pm)
15 - Shane Layden (Buccaneers - Connacht)
14 - Conor Finn (Buccaneers - Connacht)
13 - Chris Farrell (Dungannon - Ulster)
12 - JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians - Munster)
11 - Foster Horan (Lansdowne - Leinster)
10 - Paddy Jackson (Dungannon - Ulster)(Capt)
9 - Luke McGrath (UCD - Leinster)
1 - Des Merrey (Clontarf - Leinster)
2 - Niall Scannell (Dolphin - Munster)
3 - Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch - Ulster)
4- Iain Henderson (Queens - Ulster)
5 - Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers - Connacht)
6 - Conor Gilsenan (UCD - Leinster)
7 - Aaron Conneely (Corinthians - Connacht)
8 - Jack Conan (Old Belvedere - Leinster)

Replacements
16. James Rael (Garryowen - Munster)
17. Peter Reilly (Lansdowne - Leinster)
18 - Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere - Leinster)
19. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne - Leinster)
20. Jordan Coghlan (UCD - Leinster)
21. Kieron Marmion (Corinthians - Connacht)
22 - Cathal Marsh (Dublin University - Leinster)
23 - Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)

Ireland Under-20 RBS 6 Nations Results and Fixtures 2012
Fri 3rd Feb, Ireland U20 11 v 6 Wales U20 Dubarry Park
Sat 11th Feb, France U20 12 v 13 Ireland U20 Grenoble
Fri 24th Feb, Ireland U20 27 v 8 Italy U20 Dubarry Park
Fri 9th Mar, Ireland U20 26 v 0 Scotland U20 Dubarry Park
Fri 16th Mar, England U20 v Ireland U20 Adams Park

For further information contact:
Maria Boland, IRFU Communications Department
E-mail: maria.boland@irfu.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 6473828/ +353 (0)87 7645327