Ireland Under-20s head coach Noel McNamara has made two changes to his squad ahead of their trip to Italy.
Ireland, who are the only team in the Championship to have won both of their opening games, will face Italy in Rieti on Friday for Round Three.
Scrum-half Craig Casey, who missed the Scotland match through injury, returns to the team to partner Harry Byrne as the other half-back.
The other change sees the fit-again Angus Kernohan take his spot on the right wing having played for Ulster in their Guinness PRO14 win over Ospreys last weekend.
The rest of the starting XV remains unchanged and McNamara will be wary of the Italian threat as he attempts to keep his team at the top of the Championship table.
“We’re pleased to have won our opening two games, but the players are ambitious and they are constantly looking for improvements in their performance, both individually and collectively,” said McNamara.
“Our previous meetings with Italy have been really challenging encounters, with only one score separating the sides in our past number of games.
“The down week allowed for the players to get some good recovery in as well as reviewing the Scotland game and looking ahead to this weekend.
“We had a really positive session with the Ireland senior side last Friday at the Aviva Stadium, so the players are now looking forward to getting back into the green jersey on Friday night in Rieti.”
Ireland Under-20s v Italy Under-20s, Stadio Centro d’Italia, Rieti, Friday February 22, KO 7pm
15. Jake Flannery 14.Angus Kernohan 13. Liam Turner 12. David Hawkshaw 11. Jonathan Wren 10. Harry Byrne 9. Craig Casey 1. Josh Wycherley 2. Dylan Tierney-Martin 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Charlie Ryan 5. Niall Murray 6. Martin Moloney 7. Scott Penny 8. John Hodnett
Replacements:
16. Billy Scannell 17.Callum Reid 18. Michael Milne 19. Brian Deeny 20. Ronan Watters 21. Cormac Foley 22. Ben Healy 23. Rob Russell
