The 2024 U18 Men's Six Nations Festival kicks off on Friday, March 29th in Parma. Here is your guide to the U18 Men's Six Nations.
This is the third year of the U18 festival and, for the first time, Georgia and Portugal will join the Six Nations Unions. It is also the first time that the festival has been held in Italy.
Ireland's PWC-sponsored team is a 26-man squad. The Ireland U18s start their Six Nations campaign on March 30th.
Ireland U18 Men's Fixtures
Ireland U18 vs. France U18 (30th March 2024) @ 15.30pm
Ireland U18 vs. Italy U18 (3rd April 2024) @ 17.45pm
Ireland U18 vs. Portugal U18 (7th April 2024) @ 11.00am
How to watch the U18 Six Nations
All U18 Six Nations games will be streamed live by Six Nations. Coverage will take place on IrishRugby.ie and YouTube.
8 April 2023; Paddy Taylor of Ireland is tackled by Finn Spurway of Scotland during the U18 Six Nations Festival match between Ireland and Scotland at Energia Park in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Ireland U18 Men's Squad
Charlie Molony and Luke McLaughlin both return to the Ireland U18 squad for a second successive Six Nations festival, having been part of the playing group last year. McLaughlin is the younger brother of Ireland U20 international Hugo.
Elsewhere, there are several recent Senior Cup champions in the squad, from Blackrock College's Molony, Brian O'Flaherty, Conor O'Shaughnessy, Donnacha McGuire, and Michael Walsh, Pres. Cork's James O'Leary, and RBAI's Blake McClean and Josh Gibson.
Tom Wood, son of Irish legend Keith, is also among the playing squad. The Munchins player will hope to emulate the success his father enjoyed in a green jersey.
Chris Barrett (CBC Cork/Munster Rugby)
Ethan Black (St. Michael’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Noah Byrne (Gonzaga College/Leinster Rugby)
Jamie Conway (Castletroy College/Munster Rugby)
Paddy Curry (Terenure College/Leinster Rugby)
Jack Deegan (CC Roscrea College/Leinster Rugby)
Max Doyle (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster Rugby)
Joe Finn (Roscrea College/Munster Rugby)
Rory Gavin (Colaiste Iognaid/Galwegians RFC/Connacht Rugby)
Josh Gibson (RBAI/Ulster Rugby)
Bill Hayes (CC Roscrea College/Munster Rugby)
Conor Magee (Banbridge Academy/Ulster Rugby)
Luke McLaughlin (Gonzaga College/Leinster Rugby)
Blake McClean (RBAI/Ulster Rugby)
Donnacha McGuire (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Dylan McNeice (St. Michael’s College/Leinster Rugby)
Charlie Meagher (CBC Monkstown/Leinster Rugby)
Charlie Molony (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Diarmuid O’Connell (Carrick on Shannon RFC/Sligo Grammar/Connacht Rugby)
James O’Dwyer (Gonzaga College/Leinster Rugby)
Brian O’Flaherty (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
James O’Leary (PBC Cork/Munster Rugby)
Conor O’Shaughnessy (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Cian Walsh (CBC Cork/Munster Rugby)
Michael Walsh (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
Tom Wood (St. Munchins College/Munster Rugby)
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