Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team

The Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team, known as the Irish Schoolboys, is the national team for secondary school students and under-18 school players in Ireland. It represents the nation against youths of other countries and gives Ireland-qualified players a starting point towards the senior team, Ireland A, the provincial sides, the Irish under-20 side and the All-Ireland League. Since 2011 it has taken part in the annual European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, winning the title that year, the first time a schools team rather than a clubs XV represented Ireland. It was runner-up in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014.