Roscommon native Luke Carty younger brother Jack who was Connacht’s match winner against Wasps in the European Cup game at the weekend finds himself in the Irish U20 squad.
Luke isn’t the only Buccaneers player on the squad as Simon Meagher joins him is along with four other Connacht players.
Ulster’s winger rob Lyttle is the stand-out name and will hope to impress on his growing reputation.
The squad will gather for trial games at the end of the month
To warm up for the Six Nations campaign, Nigel Carolan’s squad will face development XVs from Leinster (tomorrow, Wednesday 21 December at 12.30 in the RDS) and Munster (29 December at 13.00 in Thomond Park).
Ireland U20 December training squad
Paul Boyle (Lansdowne FC / Leinster)
Rory Butler (Ballymena Rugby Club / Ulster)
Luke Carty (Buccaneers / Connacht)
Peadar Collins (Garryowen / Munster)
Joey Conway (UL Bohemians / Munster)
Liam Coombes (Garryowen FC / Munster)
Gavin Coombes (Young Munster / Munster)
Peter Cooper (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster)
Colm DeBuitlear (Corinthians/Connacht)
Conor Dean (St Marys College RFC / Leinster)
Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College RFC / Leinster)
Oisin Dowling (Lansdowne FC / Leinster)
Ryan Feehily (Sligo RFC / Connacht)
Conor Fitzgerald (Shannon RFC / Munster)
Barry Fitzpatrick (Lansdowne FC / Leinster)
Ciaran Frawley (Skerries RFC / Leinster)
Cillian Gallagher (Sligo RFC / Connacht)
Daniel Hurley (Garryowen FC / Munster)
Conor Kelly (Queens University Belfast / Ulster)
Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College RFC / Leinster)
James Lennon (UL Bohs/ Munster)
Sean Masterson (Corinthians RFC / Leinster)
Tadgh McElroy (Lansdowne FC / Leinster)
Greg McGrath (Lansdowne FC / Leinster)
Alex McHenry (Cork Constitution / Munster)
Simon Meagher (Buccaneers / Connacht)
Rory Mulvihill (UCD RFC / Leinster)
Calvin Nash (Munster / Young Munster)
Tommy O’Brien (UCD/ Leinster)
Shane O’Hehir (Sligo RFC / Connacht)
Marcus Rea (Queens University Belfast / Ulster)
Jack Regan (UCD / Leinster)
Jack Stafford (Shannon RFC / Munster)
Johnny Stewart (QUB/Ulster)
Alan Tynan (Young Munster / Munster)
Fineen Wycherley (Young Munster / Munster)
Robert Lyttle – Queens University/Ulster
Charlie Connolly – Trinity College/Leinster
Jack Kelly – Trinity College /Leinster
Sam Deane – Cork Con/Munster
Adam Maloney – Shannon/Munster
