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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland concede last-minute try in defeat to Scotland at World Rugby Under-20 Championship
World Rugby Under-20 Championship 9th-place semi-final: Scotland 22 Ireland 21 Say what you like about this Ireland Under-20s group but their recent struggles have not come down to lack of endeavour. Yet for all the desperation to take this game deep, familiar failings reared their head as Scotland scored with the last play of the game to secure a one-point win in Verona. Scotland started much the stronger. Wing Fergus Watson was a carrying menace and when a strike move sent him through a gap, catch-pass skills were all that was required to send Nairn Moncrieff over in the corner. Five minutes later, Scotland were once again exposing Irish errors. Outhalf Matthew Urwin's kick in behind was sensational in terms of both distance and accuracy, landing deep inside the 22. Yet it should never have been allowed to bounce out for a 50/22. Hooker Seb Stephen fell over the line off the resulting maul. Ireland met sloppiness with resilience. One lineout maul came up empty, but a second saw Oisín Minogue barge over to narrow the gap. Or so we thought, the clever transfer from one dummy maul to a real one called back for obstruction. Minogue, though, was instrumental to Ireland's eventual first try, his carry setting up Henry Walker to narrow the gap to three. READ MORE Scotland took just three minutes to extend their lead again, Oliver Duncan scoring as Ireland failed to consolidate. The try gave Scotland a 10-point lead at the break. Ireland players dejected after the loss to Scotland in Verona. Photograph: Sebastiano Pessina/Inpho As the game ticked into the final quarter, the Irish bench had its moment. Scrumhalf Will Wooton made an excellent decision inside the 22, drawing a defender and picking the right pass as fellow replacement Luke McLaughlin benefited under the posts. Momentum secured, Ireland then hit the front. Páidí Farrell was given half a yard by Eoghan Smyth's wide pass. He had to check his run, gathering the ball slightly behind him, but still had the turn of pace to beat the cover. Dan Green's touchline conversion curled beautifully between the uprights. It wasn't enough. Scotland had a last-minute scrum inside the 22. Ireland struggled to deal with one-off forward carriers close to their line all tournament. It proved to be their undoing once more, prop Jake Shearer barging over in the 80th minute. Ireland have one game left to save face in Italy, facing off against Spain in an 11th-place playoff. SCORING SEQUENCE – 6 mins: Moncrieff try, 5-0; 11: Stephen try 10-0; 25: Walker try, Green con 10-7; 28: Duncan try, Urwin con 17-7; Half-time: 17-7; 64: McLaughlin try, Green con 17-14; 69 : Farrell try, Green con 17-21; 80: Shearer try 22-21. IRELAND: Daniel Green; Páidí Farrell, Ciarán Mangan, Eoghan Smyth, Gene O'Leary Kareem; Sam Wisniewski, Clark Logan; Alex Usanov, Henry Walker (capt), Alex Mullan; Mahon Ronan, Conor Kennelly, Michael Foy, Bobby Power, Oisín Minogue. Replacements: Charlie Molony for O'Leary Kareem (3-13 mins, blood); Will Wooton for Logan, Paddy Moore for Usanov (both 35); Billy Corrigan for Kennelly, David Walsh for Minogue (both 52); Luke McLaughlin for Ronan (56); Tom McAllister for Mullan (57); Charlie Molony for Wisniewski (60); Jonny Scott for Smyth (75). SCOTLAND: Jack Brown; Nairn Moncrieff, Johnny Ventisei, Kerr Yule, Fergus Watson; Matthew Urwin, Hector Patterson; Ollie McKenna, Seb Stephen, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty; Dylan Cockburn, Bart Godsell; Oliver Duncan, Freddy Douglas (capt), Reuben Logan. Replacements: Ben White for McKenna, Charlie Moss for Cockburn (both 56 mins); Joe Roberts for Stephen, Mark Fyffe for Godsell (both); Jake Shearer for Blyth-Lafferty (62); Jed Finlay for Moncrieff (68); Noah Cowan for Patterson (73); Godsell for Fyffe (76); Jack Hocking for Urwin (79). Yellow card: Duncan (36 mins). Referee: Filippo Russo.
RTÉ News
6 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Ireland U20s enter play-offs after crushing New Zealand defeat
New Zealand 69 Ireland 22 Ireland's Under-20 side will now enter the play-off stream at the World Cup in Italy following a bruising 69-22 loss to New Zealand to wrap up their pool stage. Having lost to hosts Italy in their second game in Pool C, Neil Doak's side were always facing an uphill task to make it through to the semi-finals of the tournament – and so it proved in Calvisano. The opening minutes suggested a shock could be on the cards at the Stadio San Michele as Ireland raced into a 12-0 lead - Oisín Minogue with a fantastic bit of skill to chip the ball over Will Cole to finish before Daniel Green dotted down, Tom Wood with a conversion from the first of those two tries. Wood would add a penalty 20 minutes in to respond to Mosese Bason's opening try for the Kiwis, but New Zealand would take over from there to lead 31-15 at the break with Xavier Treacy, Cooper Roberts, Cole and Dylan Pledger all going over. The New Zealand tries would continue to flow on the restart, Pledger, Shaun Kempton and Maloni Kunawave all eventually finishing with a brace, with Ireland striking late through Billy Bohan, Sam Wisniewski with the successful conversion. Bohan would be sent off minutes later for an illegal clearout. Ireland now go into to a ninth place play-off with Scotland on Monday while New Zealand have a semi-final with France to look forward to with Argentina and South Africa meeting in the other semi-final. New Zealand: R Simpson; F Vaenuku, C Roberts (J Cameron 54), J Wiseman, M Kunawave; W Cole (S Solomon 60-71), D Pledger (J Tamati 50); S Uamaki Pole (I Time 52), M Letiu (S Kempton 45), R Faleafa (D Johnston 52); X Treacy, J Sa (A Vakasiuola 46); F McLeod, C Woodley, M Bason (M Fale 45). Ireland: D Green (G O'Leary Kareem 61); C Molony, C Mangan, J Scott, D Moloney; T Wood (S Wisniewski 45), W Wootton (C Logan 56); A Usanov (B Bohan 49), H Walker, A Mullan (T McAllister 49); C Kennelly, B Corrigan (D Walsh 48); E McCarthy, O Minogue (L McLaughlin 61), L Murphy (B Power 52).
Irish Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
U20 World Championship: Ireland blown away by New Zealand despite bright start
Under-20 World Championship: New Zealand 69 Ireland 22 After seven minutes, Ireland 's comeback was on. An unlikely semi-final spot at these Under-20 World Championship necessitated victory over New Zealand while denying them bonuses. Twelve unanswered points against a heavily favoured Kiwi outfit was as good a start as any. Just 20 minutes later, Irish delusions of grandeur had been exposed. The Baby Blacks had four tries before the half-hour mark, well on the way to a hammering. Ireland's sprint out of the blocks was remarkable for the ease of scores. Tom Wood's left boot is undoubtedly a weapon, but it was his right peg which grubbered in behind. Oisín Minogue followed up with a first-time chip of his own, a sublime piece of skill to beat the cover and score in the corner. Minogue was prominent again four minutes later, bursting through the side of a maul. Will Wooton's pass then took out multiple defenders, Dan Green the beneficiary out wide. Thereafter, Ireland imploded. Poor exit play gifted New Zealand territory. Thirty minutes in, five 'red zone' entries resulted in five Kiwi tries. Mosese Bason, Xavier Treacy, Cooper Roberts and Will Cole all darted over from close range, capitalising on Ireland's weakness in the collisions and at the breakdown. Scrumhalf Dylan Pledger added a snipe through an unmanned breakdown. All before half-time. The ease of New Zealand's attacking flow was in stark contrast to Ireland after their opening salvo. Jayden Sa was binned following repeated Kiwi infringements but, after multiple tap penalties came up short, Ireland resorted to kicking the three. While still down to 14, New Zealand scored from the following kick-off. The second half brought no respite, Kiwi wingers Frank Vaenuku and Maloni Kunawave running riot after the break. New Zealand brought up a half-century of points with only 48 minutes on the clock. The only saving grace was Billy Bohan's consolation score, though he was then sent off for a dangerous clearout with minutes remaining. The level of force in the collision could be debated. New Zealand finished with a pair of tries, flirting with the 70-point mark. After a Six Nations wooden spoon, Ireland now find themselves on the outside looking in of this tournament's final stages, left languishing in the placing playoffs. Blame a diminished talent cycle, poor coaching or both. Ireland has become accustomed to much, much better at under-20 level. SCORING SEQUENCE – 3 mins: Minogue try, Wood con 0-7; 7: D Green try 0-12; 11: Bason try, Cole con 7-12; 20: Wood pen 7-15; 21: Treacy try, Cole con 14-15; 27: Roberts try 19-15; 30: Cole try 24-15; 33: Pledger try, Cole con 31-19; Half-time 31-15 ; 42 : Vaenuku try 36-15; 43: Pledger try Cole con 43-15; 48: Kempton try, Cole con 50-15; 66: Kunawave try, Simpson con 57-15; 75: Bohan try, Wisniewski con 57-22; 79: Kempton try 62-22; 80: Kunuwave try, Cole con 69-22. NEW ZEALAND: Rico Simpson; Frank Vaenuku, Cooper Roberts, Jack Wiseman, Maloni Kunawave; Will Cole, Dylan Pledger; SJ Uamaki Pole, Manumaua Letiu (capt), Robson Faleafa; Xavier Treacy, Jayden Sa; Finn McLeod, Caleb Woodley, Mosese Bason. Replacements: Shaun Kempton for Letiu, Micah Fale for Bason, Aisake Vakasiuola for Sa (all 46 mins), Jai Tamati for Pledger (50), Israel Time for Pole, Dane Johnson for Faleafa (both 51), James Cameron for Roberts (55), Stanley Solomon for Cole (60), Cole for Solomon (70). Yellow card: Sa (18 mins). IRELAND: Daniel Green; Charlie Molony, Ciarán Mangan, Jonny Scott, Derry Moloney; Tom Wood, Will Wooton; Alex Usanov, Henry Walker, Alex Mullan; Conor Kennelly, Billy Corrigan; Éanna McCarthy (capt), Oisín Minogue, Luke Murphy. Replacements: Sam Wisniewski for Wood (44 mins), David Walsh for Corrigan (47), Billy Bohan for Usanov, Tom McAllister for Mullan (both 50), Bobby Power for Murphy (52), Clark Logan for Wooton (56), Luke McLaughlin for Minogue (60), Gene O'Leary Kareem for Green (62). Yellow card: Wooton (37 mins). Red card: Bohan (77 mins). Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa).
Irish Times
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Four changes to Ireland Under-20s side for vital meeting with Junior All Blacks
Ireland head coach Neil Doak has made four changes from the side that lost a tight encounter against hosts Italy for Wednesday's World Rugby Under-20 Championship with New Zealand in Calvisano (5pm Irish time, RugbyPass TV). The 18-16 defeat to Italy in Viadana means Ireland will need to beat the Junior All Blacks with a bonus point or win and restrict New Zealand to a maximum of one bonus point if they are to qualify for the semi-finals. There are two changes in the pack with Conor Kennelly starting in the secondrow, while Oisín Minogue, who scored the last-minute try against Italy, coming in to the backrow. Jonny Scott comes into the centre alongside Ciarán Mangan and Daniel Green starts at fullback, while Charlie Molony moves to the wing. Tom Wood and Will Wootton continue as the halfbacks. READ MORE IRELAND (v New Zealand): Daniel Green (Queen's); Charlie Molony (UCD), Ciarán Mangan (Blackrock College), Jonny Scott (Banbridge), Derry Moloney (Blackrock College); Tom Wood (Garryowen), 9. Will Wootton (Sale); Alex Usanov (Clontarf), Henry Walker (Queen's), Alex Mullan (Blackrock College); Conor Kennelly (Highfield), Billy Corrigan (Old Wesley); Éanna McCarthy (Galwegians, capt), Oisín Minogue (Shannon), Luke Murphy (Young Munster). Replacements: Luke McLaughlin (Old Belvedere), Billy Bohan (Galway Corinthians), Tom McAllister (Ballynahinch), David Walsh (Terenure), Bobby Power (Galwegians), Clark Logan (Queen's), Sam Wisniewski (Old Belvedere), Gene O'Leary Kareem (UCC).
RTÉ News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Ireland fall to Italian defeat at U-20s World Championships
Italy U-20s 18-16 Ireland U-20s Ireland fell to a narrow defeat to hosts Italy at the World Rugby U-20 Championships in Viadana today. In stifling conditions, Ireland nearly came away with a draw when replacement flanker Oisín Minogue crossed the tryline in the 82nd minute, but out-half Sam Wisniewski was unable to land his conversion from the right with the final act of an ill-disciplined game. The defeat, following the 35-28 opening-round victory over Georgia, means Ireland must beat New Zealand in their third and final game of Pool C next Wednesday and hope other results go their way to be in with a chance of a semi-final. Italy, who also got the better of Ireland in this year's U20 Six Nations campaign, took the lead in the 12th minute through Italian No 8 Nelson Casartelli. Temperatures reached 33 degrees at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella where Ireland out-half Tom Wood and Italian full-back Edoardo Todaro traded penalties to ensure Italy led 8-3 at the break. Piero Gritti's try just short of the hour mark appeared to send the hosts well on their way, but the visitors responded four minutes later when replacement hooker Mikey Yarr touched down in the corner with the Italians temporarily down to 14 after the sin-binning of Casartelli for a high tackle on full-back Charlie Molony. Irish lock Billy Corrigan soon followed to the sin-bin with Italy adding another penalty to make it 18-11 with nine minutes remaining. Ireland fought to the end and got over with the clock in the red, but Minogue's miss ensured a home win. Italy: E Todaro; A Drago (R Ioannucci 62), F Zanandea, R Casarin, J Ducros (G Pietramala 68); R Fasti, N Beni (M Bellotto 74); S Pelliccioli (S Mistrulli 54), N Corvasce (A Caiolo-Serra 54), N Bolognini (L Trevisan 53); M Midena (E Opoku Gyamfi 53), P Gritti; G Milano, C Bianchi (A Miranda 57), N Casartelli. Ireland: C Molony; P Farrell, C Mangan, E Smyth, D Moloney; T Wood (S Wisniewski 60), W Wootton (C Logan 64); A Usanov (B Bohan 53), H Walker (M Yarr 53-78), A Mullan (T McAllister 53) M Ronan (C Kennelly 48), B Corrigan; E McCarthy, B Power (O Minogue 62), L Murphy.
