NINE members of the Ireland schools' squad that toured Australia last summer are included in the 26-man Ireland squad to participate in the FIRA Junior World Cup in Argentina from March 22nd to 31st.

The nine players are Jonathan Davies, Tom Keating, Kevin Hartigan, Robert Casey, Leo Cullen, Stephen Kennedy, Simon Best, Bryn Cunningham and. David Quinlan.

The Irish side, which had a 100 per cent record on their tour to Australia and also won the Triple Crown last year, has been seeded fifth and are in the top flight of 12 countries from the 32-nation entry. Ireland, who will play all their matches in Buenos Aries, will participate in a qualifying pool that also includes Scotland and Portugal.