Irish team had a 12-point lead at one point before 38 points unanswered from the All Blacks
under-20s ultimately fell short to an impressive New Zealand in a World Rugby Under-20 Championship third-place playoff at Cape Town Stadium earlier today.
While Ireland struggled with their set-piece during a 31-20 reversal at the hands of the English, they managed to hold firm when New Zealand opted for an attacking scrum inside their “22″ during the early stages of this contest.
This put Ireland into an extremely promising position, but they did suffer a setback when flanker Bryn Ward was sinbinned in the closing minutes of the first half. New Zealand were back on level terms when centre Xavi Taele burst through underneath the posts for a score that was converted by replacement Rico Simpson and with 47 minutes gone in the proceedings, Bason slid over amid torrential rain for his second try of the game.
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