Report & Highlights | Ireland Beat Italy As England Await
13th June 2019 By The Editor
Jake Flannery in action for the Ireland U20s against Italy.
Ireland will take on England in the World Rugby U20 World Chanpionships 5th Place semi-final on Monday at 7.30pm (Irish time) after Wednesday’s 38-14 bonus-point win over Italy.
Munster Rugby Academy out-half Ben Healy kicked 15 points in the win, including the conversions of tries from Michael Milne, Cormac Foley, Azur Allison, Rob Russell and Ryan Baird.
Munster Academy man Thomas Ahern and Shannon’s Luke Clohessy made their Ireland U20s debuts in Wednesday’s win.
Ireland’s second bonus point success sealed their best overall pool performance since 2016, and they move on as sixth seeds, meeting England in Rosario on Monday.
Video | Ireland U20 Highlights
Ireland U20s: Jake Flannery (Shannon/Munster); Angus Kernohan (Queen’s University/Ulster), Liam Turner (Dublin University/Leinster) (C), Cormac Foley (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Rob Russell (Dublin University/Leinster); Ben Healy (Garryowen/Munster), Colm Reilly (Buccaneers/Connacht); Josh Wycherley (Young Munster/Munster), John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Michael Milne (UCD/Leinster), Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster), Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster), David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster), Ciaran Booth (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby), Azur Allison (Ballymena/Ulster).
Replacements: Niall Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht) for Booth (11 mins), Charlie Ryan (UCD/Leinster) for Ahern (32), Jonathan Wren (Cork Constitution/Munster) for Kernohan (40+2), Thomas Clarkson (Dublin University/Leinster) for Wycherley (44), Dylan Tierney-Martin (Corinthians/Connacht) for McKee (51), Luke Clohessy (Shannon/Munster) for McCann (59), David Ryan (UCD/Leinster) for Foley, Max O’Reilly (Dublin University/Leinster) for Flannery (both 76).