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Bryant handed Under-20s debut

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Leicester Tigers fly-half Oli Bryant will make his debut for England Under-20s in Ireland on Friday evening.Bryant, who made his Tigers debut in the early rounds of this season’s LV= Cup, joins Tigers forwards Will Owen and Charlie Beckett in the matchday squad as England face Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin. Kick-off is at 7.05pm and the game is shown live on Sky Sports.   Head coach Jon Callard has made six changes from the side that beat Italy 61-0, with 2014 Junior World Championship winners Aaron Morris and Nick Tompkins coming back into the starting line-up.   As Oliver Bryant makes his debut, James Mitchell, Ciaran Parker and Joe Batley all make their first starts.   Ireland are top of the Under-20 Six Nations table, with two wins from two.   Callard said: “Playing Ireland in Ireland will be a huge test – it’s one of the biggest in rugby. And from what we’ve seen they are a very good, physical side with lots of pace. But we’re excited by that, we’ve got pace in our side and on the 4G pitch it should make for a great spectacle.”   England Under-20s 15 Aaron Morris (Saracens) 14 George Perkins (Saracens) 13 Joe Marchant (Harlequins) 12 Nick Tompkins (Saracens) 11 Howard Packman (Northampton Saints) 10 Oliver Bryant (Leicester Tigers) 9 James Mitchell (Sale Sharks) 1 Ellis Genge (Bristol Rugby) 2 Jack Walker (Yorkshire Carnegie) 3 Ciaran Parker (Sale Sharks) 4 Kieran Treadwell (Harlequins) 5 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)(c) 6 Joe Batley (Gloucester Rugby) 7 Will Owen (Leicester Tigers) 8 James Chisholm (Harlequins)   Replacements 16 Jack Innard (Exeter Chiefs) 17 Seb Adeniran-Olule (Harlequins) 18 Paul Hill (Yorkshire Carnegie) 19 Charlie Beckett (Leicester Tigers) 20 Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs) 21 Will Homer (Bath Rugby) 22 Piers O'Conor (Wasps Rugby) 23 Tom Howe (Wasps Rugby)