Cardiff flanker Alex Mann will captain Wales U20s as they take on Ireland in their opening Six Nations fixture at Cork’s Musgrave Park on Friday night (8pm kick-off).
Mann is one of seven players in the match-day 23 who featured in last summer’s re-scheduled Championship campaign at Cardiff Arms Park, for which he was also at the helm.
The team selected by head coach Byron Hayward includes a group of players who have already had senior regional experience.
