JWC 2011: England 33 Ireland 25

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It was heartbreak for Ireland in the opening game of the IRB 2011 Junior World Championship with a last minute try from England denying Ireland a losing bonus point.

Ireland had taken the lead minutes from the end with a huge penalty from James McKinney but careless play from Shane Buckley, penalised and yellow carded for foul play, handed the lead back to the English.

England rubbed salt in the wound with a last gasp try and conversion pushing them eight points clear leaving Ireland with nothing to show from their opening fixture.

England (18) 33

TRY: Andy Short, Henry Thomas, Mako Vunipola, Marland Yarde

CON: George Ford (3)

PEN: George Ford (2)

Ireland (13) 25

TRY: Andrew Conway

CON: Paddy Jackson

PEN: Paddy Jackson (3), James McKinney (3)

Ireland’s youngsters looked nervous in a poor opening quarter with England racing . . .

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2 responses to “JWC 2011: England 33 Ireland 25”

  1. Super display overall by Mike Ruddock’s men – I was particularly impressed by Niall Annett leading from the front.

    Who knows what the score could have been if the referee didnt need the touch judge to help him find his yellow card – the English could only stop us in the second half by constantly infringing and I counted at least three occasions they could have been binned…that being said, Buckley’s yellow was totally justified and it was a ridiculous challenge at that time.

    The Baby Boks will be a stern test not just for the squad but for Ruddock himself.

    1. John

      Welcome aboard Jeff! [For those that don’t know, Jeff is another prolific blogger with his own site HarpinonRugby where you can catch up on the latest Leinster news and follow him on Facebook and Twitter!]

      Think this was a big chance for the Irish lads and unfortunately they blew it. They are, however, capable of two wins and stand a chance of getting into the 5th place play offs.

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