Richie Murphy’s held off the challenge from England to retain their crown.
Sinead Farrell Reports From Musgrave Park Ireland 36 England 24 HISTORY BECKONED AND the Ireland U20s reached out to grab it in style.
Prendergast released the vital pass, looping the ball out wide to an unwatched Gavin who charged over for Ireland’s first try. Prendergast was unlucky to miss from the conversion as he dragged his kick just a touch too acutely. The break settled England and they could have added more points when Ireland were punished for offside. Harris struck the resultant penalty straight but his connection was off and failed to go the distance.
Handling errors were starting to creep into play on both sides, as Ireland’s Gavin and England flanker Greg Fisilau both fumbled the ball forward. The heavy rain from earlier in the day had cleared before kick-off but the ground was still soft and possession slippery.England blasted their way into the second half with an apparent try after around 25 seconds which was ruled out by the TMO. The captain Lewis Chessum raced in to charge down an attempted box kick from Gunne.
And then it got worse for England. They lost another player when Monty Bradbury was issued a red card for a late tackle on McErlean which resulted in the Ireland full-back going off for a HIA. Ireland were rewarded with a fourth try, and a second for Gleeson. Now they were entering cruise control.Brian Gleeson is doing it in Cork on #SuperSunday!#IREvENG #U20SixNations pic.twitter.com/UgammjDQkfIreland’s fifth try, in the 58th minute, was magnificent.
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