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<\/a><\/p>\nChristopher Barrett<\/p>\n
Christopher Barrett<\/p>\n
Position: Scrum-Half<\/p>\n
Club: UCC RFC<\/p>\n
Age: 19 (30\/06\/2006)<\/p>\n
UCC scrum-half Barrett hails from Glounthaune in Cork and came up through the ranks at Midleton RFC, Cork Constitution FC and CBC.<\/p>\n
He enjoyed a standout 6 Nations campaign with the Ireland U20s this year and scored five tries in five games as Ireland won the Triple Crown.<\/p>\n
His Six Nations debut against France saw Barrett score two tries to become the first Ireland U20s scrum-half to score two tries in one game since Craig Casey in 2019.<\/p>\n
Along with his Ireland U20s exploits, Barrett also made 11 appearances with the UCC senior team last year.<\/p>\n
He helped CBC to the Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup title in 2025 having also reached the final of the competition in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
Rob Carney<\/p>\n
Position: Centre<\/p>\n
Club: Cashel RFC<\/p>\n
Age: 19 (4\/08\/2006)<\/p>\n
Cashel RFC outside centre Rob Carney has made 11 appearances for his club at senior level this season and played a key role for the Ireland U20s as they clinched the Triple Crown.<\/p>\n
Carney started out at Roscrea RFC and played his schools rugby with Cistercian College Roscrea, lining out for the Munster U19s in 2024.<\/p>\n
Carney made his Ireland U20s debut against South Africa last November and made four starts in the 6 Nations, scoring a try in the win over Scotland.<\/p>\n
Jamie Conway.<\/p>\n Jamie Conway<\/p>\n Position: Prop<\/p>\n Club: Shannon RFC<\/p>\n Age: 19 (26\/09\/2006)<\/p>\n Shannon RFC prop Jamie Conway played underage rugby at UL Bohemians, Thomond, Old Crescent and his school Castletroy College.<\/p>\n He made 19 appearances for Shannon this season in his first year at senior level.<\/p>\n Last season saw Conway line out for the Ireland U19s after helping Castletroy reach the semi-finals of the Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup.<\/p>\n He has been selected in the Ireland U20s squad for the upcoming Junior World Championship.<\/p>\n Joe Finn.<\/p>\n Joe Finn<\/p>\n Position: Lock<\/p>\n Club: Garryowen FC<\/p>\n Age: 19 (20\/10\/2006)<\/p>\n Garryowen lock\/flanker Joe Finn is a former Cistercian College Roscrea student who started out at Ballina-Killaloe RFC.<\/p>\n Remarkably, he becomes the fifth player from Ballina-Killaloe to earn an Academy contract in the past four years, following in the footsteps of Ruadh\u00e1n Quinn, Ois\u00edn Minogue, Gordon Wood and Tom Wood.<\/p>\n Finn was another prominent performer for the Ireland U20s this year and started on his debut against South Africa in November before playing all five games of the Six Nations.<\/p>\n Along with his international exploits, he also made 11 appearances for Garryowen this season.<\/p>\n Christian Foley.<\/p>\n Christian Foley<\/p>\n Position: Prop<\/p>\n Club: Young Munster RFC<\/p>\n Age: 20 (13\/03\/2006)<\/p>\n Young Munster prop Christian Foley came up through the ranks at Abbeyfeale RFC, Col\u00e1iste \u00cdde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale, and Desmond Rugby.<\/p>\n He also lined out for the Munster Club Select Player (CSP) side at underage level in 2021, 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n He made his AIL Division 1A debut with Young Munster in September 2024 and made his Munster A debut in December 2024.<\/p>\n In his first year in senior rugby, he made 14 senior appearances for Young Munster in 2024\/25 and a further 12 appearances this season.<\/p>\n He was called up to the Ireland U20s squad last summer for the World Championship and played in all five games of the 2026 Six Nations, scoring a try against Scotland. He missed out on initial selection for this summer Junior World Championship due to injury.<\/p>\n Alex Lautsou.<\/p>\n Alex Lautsou<\/p>\n Position: Back-row forward<\/p>\n Club: Shannon RFC<\/p>\n Age: 18 (23\/08\/2007)<\/p>\n Shannon back-row forward Alex Lautsou made his Munster A debut in October 2025 and has already trained with the Munster senior men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n A former Castletroy College pupil, Lautsou made his debut for the Ireland U18 Schools team last August.<\/p>\n He made his Shannon debut in September 2025 and made 16 appearances for the club this season in his first year at senior level.<\/p>\n Still eligible for the Ireland U19s this year, Lautsou was named on the Ireland U20s squad for the Six Nations and this summer\u2019s Junior World Championship.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n