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New Zealand U20 – 40 Ireland U20 – 17 Ireland rounded off their 2019 World Rugby U20 Championships with defeat to New Zealand in their seventh-place playoff encounter after a horrible opening 20 minutes that saw Noel McNamara’s side give the Baby Blacks a four-try lead. Ireland showed great heart to battle back and make a game of it midway …

Ireland U20s head coach Noel McNamara has announced his starting XV which will take on England (KO 7:30 pm) in the 5th place semi-final at the World Rugby U20 Championships on Monday.  Ireland, who have suffered from an extensive injury list throughout this campaign, will meet England for the third time this season having defeated them already in the pool …

Ireland U20s head coach Noel McNamara has confirmed that two players have been ruled out of the remainder of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina.  Flanker Ciaran Booth suffered a knee injury in the bonus-point win over Italy. The circumstances surrounding the injury have come in for criticism on social media as Booth was in the jackal position at …

The final pool matches of the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship take place on Wednesday.  Australia are the only team to have secured a semi-final berth but the final makeup of the top four teams won’t be known until the culmination of action tomorrow. Noel McNamara’s Ireland U20 side came into this championship with plenty of expectation and they got …

Ireland U20 head coach Noel McNamara has named his starting XV for Wednesday’s final pool match at the World Rugby U20 Championship.  Ireland will take on Italy (KO 2.30 pm) in the knowledge that there is still a mathematical possibility that they can reach the semi-finals. Ireland have been plagued by injuries throughout the campaign and McNamara has made a …

The World Rugby U20 Championship offers rugby fans from around the world the opportunity to see the next generation of players who will make it in the game.  From an Irish point of view, if you look back at the 2016 U20 team who reached the final of the world championships, the likes of James Ryan, Andrew Porter and Jacob …

Louth native Michael McDonald has been named to start at scrum-half for the junior Wallabies’ World Rugby U20 Championship clash with Ireland in Santa Fe on Saturday (KO 2.30 pm).  McDonald, who hails from the Cooley peninsula in Co. Louth, emigrated to Perth with his family when he was 13 and has since blazed a trail through Western Australia’s underage …

Ireland will be looking to make it two wins from two at the World Rugby U20 Championships in Santa Fe when they take on Australia on Saturday (KO 2.30 pm).  Noel McNamara’s side got their campaign off to a superb start when they recorded a bonus-point 42-26 victory over England on Tuesday. With Ireland securing a Grand Slam Six Nations …

The second round of the World Rugby U20 Championships 2019 takes place on Saturday and already, many teams are in a do-or-die position if they want to reach the semi-finals.  There were some big wins for the likes of South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland and Australia in the opening round and here, we provide you with a list of the …

Ireland got their 2019 U20 World Championships campaign off to a fantastic start in Santa Fe on Tuesday evening as they overcame England 42-26 in their Pool B opener.  It was an excellent performance from Noel McNamara’s side who backed up their Six Nations Grand Slam heroics with an accomplished display against a very good England team who have players …

Ireland’s World Rugby U20 Championship campaign kicks off today in Santa Fe as Noel McNamara’s side take on England in their Pool B opener.  Ireland are going into this competition in good form having secured the Grand Slam during the Six Nations earlier this year. Despite some injuries to key players such as David Hawkshaw, Scott Penny and Harry Byrne, …

Ireland U20 head coach Noel McNamara has announced his extended 33-man squad for the upcoming 2019 World Rugby U20 World Championships which take place from the 4th – 22nd of June in Argentina.  Ireland are riding the crest of a wave at the moment after securing a historic Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year. They face a tough group, …

Ireland U20s 31 – 29 France U20s  Ireland are just 80 minutes away from securing a historic Grand Slam as they produced a brave performance to beat a much-fancied French side 31-29 at Irish Independent Park in Cork. Tonight’s win has already secured the championship for Ireland and a Grand Slam will come with it if they can beat Wales …

Craig Casey is looking to put 14 months of an injury nightmare behind him as prepares for the upcoming U20 Six Nations with Ireland.  Limerickman Casey’s career had been developing nicely. He captained his school Ard Scoil Rís to the semi-finals of the 2017 Munster Senior Schools Cup while also representing Munster and Ireland at U18 level. He secured a …

Ireland U20 head coach Noel McNamara has announced a 40-man squad ahead of the 2019 U20 Six Nations which kicks off in just over two week’s time.  After a disappointing 2018, which saw Ireland perform below expectation in both the 2018 Six Nations and the Junior World Cup, there is confidence that the next crop of emerging talent can have …

Ireland U20s, having taken the scalp of World Champions New Zealand and Grand Slam winners Wales, added the the Argentines to their list of vanquished enemies this afternoon. The ‘Wolfpuppies’ were in typically devastating form, as it took just 8 minutes for Jacob Stockdale to cross for the first try, which was expertly converted by out-half Johnny McPhillips. Such a …