Six Nations U-20s: Ireland braced for big assignment as France come seeking revenge SixNations (via IrishTimesSport)
Italy’s Ange Capuozzo has the eye of an assassin - and presents a new challenge for all Six Nations teams
O’Tighearnaigh, the youngest player in last year’s Grand Slam-winning side, has added a few kilos and sundry responsibilities in the current group including calling the lineout. It’s a responsibility the secondrow carries easily on shoulders that have got broader since last year. O’Tighearnaigh, yet another from the St Michael’s College production line, received specialist coaching from a couple of senior Irish internationals while at school. He explained: “When I was in first or second year, James Ryan was my coach, so I would have had a whole year coaching with him. This was when he was maybe a year out of U-20s.
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