Ireland u20 6 nations and world championship 2022

Dubinusa

Of ****, I thought it was 2morrow. ****

Dubinusa

What a match! Entertaing as fcuk. Both sides played some good rugby.

Lorcan is some player. He's explosive and deceptive with good foot movement. Wilson and Hadden shored up the scrum. And yes! Prendergast was great! Fantastic 👌

Standouts for the year, King, Lorcan. Culhane. Good showings all round. Crothers is a good leader. O'Tighernaigh played well in this one. I thought he fell off from his play at the 6nations.

Snickers Man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118921113#Comment_118921113

Well that would make him the great grand son of one Alec Foster (father in law of CCOB) who played 17 times for Ireland either side of the First World War. Three of those matches were as captain.

He also went on the 1910 Lions tour of South Africa (before they were called Lions Tours) playing in two of the three Tests and scoring a try in one.

Suspect that's the side of the family from which young Inigo inherits his talent. :)

Dubinusa

Some really good positives from both squads this year. This summer series saw incremental improvement each match. Similar to the 6nations. But, the fact that the quality faced is so good will go a long way. I think if we faced the boks again, it would be closer. The last few years have been mostly positive for us.

Lost Ormond

Few other irish players involved in 20s squads this summer

Shane Fata, Naas RFC/Newbridge College, currently involved with New England Free Jacks in MLR is in US 20s squad for the Corendon tournament in Amsterdam this week against other international sides from Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Canada

Hugh O Kennedy, Lansdowne/Gonzaga- Trinity. also in the US squad.

The US has an u23s squad also playing and more irish involved in that. peter ford, Bray is included in that squad

OldRio

Georgia v Scotland. That is some statement by Georgian Rugby.

Dubinusa

I think we'll murder Scotland. I'd go as far as to play as many u19's as possible!

So..... any academy intake news?

Cosmo Kramer

I take it the pools were intentionally drawn this way to put the stronger teams in one pool and the weaker ones in the other so that teams play other teams of a similar standard?

Which is fair enough but then it seems pointless having the pools play off against each other at the end - even with all the absentees we'd likely beat any of the Pool B teams easily. Wales won all their pool B games but have a poor enough team this year.

And now poor old Scotland's punishment for losing their three group games is a game against a better team than the three that already beat them, which they're sure to get hammered in. Not sure that part of the Tournament structure makes much sense.

Dubinusa

I think the Boks will murder Wales! I hope they do. The Boks beat 3 good sides, they are very well drilled.

RuPi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119309984#Comment_119309984

Correct about them being intentionally drawn that way. I would expect all the teams from Ireland’s pool to win their last matches.

4 changes made for the play-off fixture against Scotland, with Josh Hanlon (Hooker), Charlie Irvine (Second Row), Andrew O'Mahony (scrum half) and George Coomber (wing) come in.

Full side:

15 Patrick Campbell

14 Aitzol King

13 Fionn Gibbons

12 Daniel Hawkshaw

11 George Coomber

10 Sam Prendergast

9 Andrew O'Mahony

1 George Hadden

2 Josh Hanlon

3 Scott Wilson

4 Charlie Irvine

5 Adam McNamee

6 Diarmuid Mangan

7 Reuben Crothers

8 Lorcan McLoughlin

Subs: Dominic Rhys Hey, Kieran Ryan, Joseph Mawhinney, George Shaw, Ronan O'Sullivan, Michael Moloney, Harry West, Shay McCarthy, Reece Malone, Oisin Michel, James McCormick

TRC10

Prendergast is balling.

Can't wait to see him tearing it up for Leinster 'A' in 2024/25

Paul Smeenus

Scotland are mince.

Interested Observer

That was a crazy try for Ireland to take it to 29 points, kickoff from Ireland straight into the breadbasket of another Ireland player who was in an acre of space who went straight in for the try. Scotland just totally asleep and disorganised, you wouldn't see it at club level U12s.

Clegg

This is now a Sam Prendergast stan account.

https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1546799463305551873?t=ObBLYtNesJqzXVIElrUyVA&s=09

Clegg

Great solo effort.

https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1546801916096782336?t=tchx3OEYKl6BsYr1AGKmiQ&s=09

Paul Smeenus

Not a fantastic couple of minutes from Coomber.

adam240610

The handling has been very impressive so far

Score update?

Paul Smeenus

Mistakes coming through Irish payers being a bit arrogant and not taking Scotland seriously. Bit of glory hog mentality sneaking in.

Paul Smeenus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119325916#Comment_119325916

29 - 12

TRC10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119325867#Comment_119325867

Dragons 'A' and Doncaster Knights aren't ready

Paul Smeenus

Sorry 29 - 14

Paul Smeenus

29 - 14.

Scotland have really tightened up. Ireland need to stop treating this like a stroll in the park.

Paul Smeenus

Comedy of errors here for both sides now. Knock ons, poor kicks etc.

36 - 17

Paul Smeenus

Fantastic maul from Ireland.

Paul Smeenus

Lovely crossfield kick from Prendergast, conversion off the uprights.

41 - 17

Scotland respond immediately from kick off

41 - 24

Paul Smeenus

all changes mow made - very scrappy.

Scottish players bickering amongst themselves about forming a caterpillar at the back of the ruck.

Ireland try scratched off for a forward pass.

Paul Smeenus

Scotland knock on form the back of a scrum for the second or third time

Paul Smeenus

All over. 41 - 24. Just mistake after mistake at the end from both teams - forward passes ending quiet a few attacks. Not surprised - looked absolutely roasting, and it's been a long comp.