Lead changed three times in final quarter as teams went blow for blow
The Ireland U20s are unbeaten in Musgrave Park since they put down roots for the 2019 Six Nations, and that winning run was extended to eight games last night, but it hung by thread as the game clock turned red. Having forced a penalty inside their own half, France struggled to control a lineout inside the Ireland 22. In the ensuing chaos, Ireland squeezed one last turnover.
They dominated territory and possession and France scored on their only two visits to Ireland’s 22 in the first half. Under incessant pressure France coughed up seven penalties in the first half an hour, and their discipline was so fractured that they had two players in the sinbin before the break. Ireland’s work at the set piece was terrific. Ireland’s first points originated from a stolen lineout by Conor O’Tighearnaigh, and Diarmuid Mangan repeated the dose early in the second half. In the scrum Ireland terrorised the visitors, especially in the first half. France had already conceded two scrum penalties when they were swept off the ball on their own put-in by a pulverising Irish shove, that ultimately led to a score.
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