Category Archives: U20 Six Nations Rugby

Tucker Aiming For Ireland U-20s To Stay On Upward Curve By Daire Walsh If the Ireland Under-20s are to earn themselves a third successive Triple Crown, then they will have to negotiate their way past a resilient England team on … Continue reading →

Colm Tucker hoping Ireland U20s carry on upward trajectory into England encounter With each passing test, Tucker is seeing improvements in how the players are going about their business DAIRE WALSH If Ireland are to earn themselves a third consecutive … Continue reading →

JAMIE OSBORNE REAPING THE REWARDS AS HE PREPARES TO FACE WALES IN U20 SIX NATIONS By Daire Walsh AS he looks to help the Ireland U20s continue their winning form in the Six Nations Championship at Cardiff Arms Park this … Continue reading →

Osborne: Leinster Experience Has Been Really Beneficial By Daire Walsh As he looks to help the Ireland Under-20s continue their winning form in the Six Nations tonight, Jamie Osborne says he has been reaping the rewards of regular exposure to senior professional rugby. … Continue reading →

‘Wales In Cardiff Is A Brilliant Challenge For Us’ – Leamy By Daire Walsh The Ireland Under-20s may have begun their Six Nations campaign with a comprehensive 38-7 win over Scotland, but defence coach Denis Leamy is expecting a whole new challenge … Continue reading →

Jennings: A Few Things To Iron Out, But Great To Be Back Playing By Daire Walsh Following an extended period without high level competitive rugby, centre Shane Jennings was thrilled to be back in the saddle for Ireland’s Under-20 Six Nations opener against … Continue reading →

‘A Great Experience’ – Illo Reflects On Ireland U-20 Debut By Daire Walsh Tighthead prop Sam Illo realised a long-held ambition when he helped Ireland kick off their Under-20 Six Nations campaign with a convincing 38-7 bonus point victory over Scotland. Lining up … Continue reading →

Murphy Excited To See His Ireland U20s Kick Off Six Nations Campaign Ireland U20s Head Coach Richie Murphy admits it was a difficult task to select a Match Day squad for his side’s U20 Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland at Cardiff Arms Park … Continue reading →

Forde Ready To Seize His Chance When U20 Six Nations Gets Underway After being named in the squad for the second year in succession, Connacht star Cathal Forde is itching for Ireland’s U20 Six Nations campaign to get up and running this weekend. Instead … Continue reading →

Ireland Captaincy A ‘Huge Honour’ For U20s Skipper Kendellen It has been a whirlwind few months in the career of Cork man Alex Kendellen. On March 12 of this year – just nine days after he turned 20 – the back … Continue reading →