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Ireland under-20s defeat England to secure back-to-back Grand Slams (Irish Examiner)

IRELAND U20 36 ENGLAND U20 24. Ireland's Under-20s withstood a late comeback from 14-man England in Cork to secure a second Six Nations Grand Slam in a row ...

It was a lucky escape for Murphy’s team and one the Englishmen would rue for matters quickly ran away from them, initially when try-scorer Elliott was yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on on 49 minutes. It was England who started the second period on a mission, however, captain Lewis Chessum charging down Gunne’s box kick as Ireland attempted to clear the restart. The nerves quickly dissipated, however when scrum-half Fintan Gunne added Ireland’s sixth try two minutes from time to secure back-to-back titles and add another Grand Slam to the one achieved 24 hours earlier by Johnny Sexton’s team. Ireland struck for their fourth try from the resulting penalty and lineout, No.8 Gleeson claiming his second try and the bonus point with Prendergast slotting the conversion to open a 24-7 lead. The resulting lineout from the penalty was stolen by Chessum but Ireland quickly regrouped and laid siege to the tryline, loosehead prop George Hadden ploughing over for the first try of the half to open a 17-7 lead. Having weathered the early onslaught, England warmed to their task and took the lead on 15 minutes when full-back Sam Harris converted a slick try under the posts for wing Tobias Elliott to finish a move sparked from a strong driving maul.

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Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles (The42)

A brace of tries each from Hugh Gavin and Brian Gleeson helped them to an emphatic win over England to bring their flawless run to a perfect end. George Hadden ...

And then Prendergast put it on a plate for Gavin to get his second of the evening. Nicholson was quick to put the pressure on from a kickchase and a penalty was awarded. Substitute Joe Jenkins ran in for England’s second try coming into the final 10 minutes, along with a third from Eliott. Elliott was correctly sent to the bin for the offence. There were several replays shown on the big screen to the chorus of thumping claps in the crowd before referee Adriaan Jacobs eventually ruled out the score. They kicked for the corner from a penalty and began their heave on the five-metre line. The captain Lewis Chessum raced in to charge down an attempted box kick from Gunne. 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 break settled England and they could have added more points when Ireland were punished for offside. On eight minutes, Ireland captain Gus McCarthy made a super dash down the wing and linked up with John Devine to weave through. Prendergast was unlucky to miss from the conversion as he dragged his kick just a touch too acutely. Ireland made history this evening in Cork’s Musgrave Park by becoming the first nation to successfully defend a Six Nations Grand Slam in this competition.

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Two Munster Rugby players star as Ireland land U20 Grand Slam (Limerick Leader)

IRELAND'S U20 rugby team are back-to-back Six Nations champions following a 36-24 win over England at Musgrave Park this evening. Richie Murphy's side led ...

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It's another Irish Grand Slam – this time in the U20s - Rugby World (Rugby World)

It's a second Irish Grand Slam in 24 hours, as the U20s back up Ireland men's feat in Dublin, winning their second Slam in two years.

There was another red card to debate – we had the This time it was for a tackle that upended Henry McErlean. With the We are so grateful.” The crowd here are immense, the support means so much. [Ireland won Grand Slam in Dublin](https://www.rugbyworld.com/countries/ireland-countries/ireland-win-grand-slam-in-dublin-152965), their U20 side matched the trick, claiming their second age-grade Grand Slam in two years, with a 36-24 win over England.

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Ireland U-20s make it two Grand Slams in 24 hours (Independent.ie)

Two Grand Slams in the space of 24 hours. Pause for a moment and allow that to sink in. These truly are special times for Irish rugby.

Another scintillating break led to a penalty, and Ireland set up the maul from the lineout and drove over, with Gleeson dotting down. Prendergast didn’t need a second invitation to float a lovely pass for Gavin to have an easy run-in after just three minutes. They stayed patient, Mangan making a big carry, until the gap opened up out wide. Pause for a moment and allow that to sink in. England made a mess of the opening kick-off, which allowed Ireland to build through the phases. These truly are special times for Irish rugby.

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Jenkins scores in England U20 defeat (Bristol Bears)

Joe Jenkins was on the scoresheet but England U20 men finished their Six Nations campaign with a 36-24 defeat to Grand Slam winners Ireland U20 at Musgrave ...

Elliott was sent to the sin bin for a deliberate knock on and despite another brilliant intervention from Chessum, George Hadden was soon over for Ireland’s third. It was then England’s turn to fly out the traps after the interval. Sam Prendergast’s conversion was successful and Ireland led by five at the half hour mark.

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Recap: Ireland claim U20s Grand Slam in style (RTE.ie)

Relive all the action from the U20s Six Nations finale as Ireland hosted England bidding to complete a Grand Slam.

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'Lads were singing in the room' - Ireland U20s drew inspiration from ... (The42)

IRELAND U20S HEAD coach Richie Murphy says his side drew inspiration from the senior team's Grand Slam success on Saturday before going on to achieve the ...

Remarking on the progress made throughout this campaign, Murphy added: “Massive progression in the few weeks. “A little bit distracted and the lads couldn’t quite finish it off which made it difficult. Going in at half-time five points up, playing into the wind in the second half was going to be difficult but they were really brave the way they played. There was some slight cause for concern before scrum-half Fintan Gunne responded with Ireland’s sixth try of the evening to settle the tie. Fearless definitely but loads of things to work on and with a World Cup coming up, it’s exciting times for these guys. Murphy was elated as he praised his charges for a job well done, but he tempered his words by mentioning the U20 World Cup, which is coming up later this year.

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Ireland U20s bag Grand Slam to round off remarkable weekend for ... (RugbyPass)

The Ireland U20s rugby team achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Six Nations Grand Slam in style, beating England 36-24 at Musgrave Park.

The game was evenly poised in the first half, with both teams exchanging blows and scoring tries. However, Ireland took control in the second half and put in a dominant display, with No.8 Brian Gleeson scoring two tries and fly-half Prendergast controlling the game with his excellent kicking and playmaking skills. The Ireland U20s rugby team achieved a remarkable feat by winning the

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