U20 Championship: Who did what?

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We have a look at the statistics behind Ireland U20’s recent 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in Georgia. Who did what and how did the Ulster contingent perform?

Ireland U20 World Championship Results.

Ireland21 – 22ItalyIreland28 – 32 ScotlandIreland 3 – 69New ZealandIreland52 – 26SamoaIreland24 – 18Georgia
2017 U20 World Championship Results

Looking at the results it would have to be regarded as a disappointing tournament with early losses to Italy and Scotland followed by a drubbing by New Zealand putting Ireland in the bottom third of the playoff phase. Wins against Samoa and hosts Georgia did restore some pride but it was a long way short of the performances by last year’s cohorts.

There were, however, some mitigating factors, not least the decision by the IRFU to withdraw the U20 Interprovincial tournament last season. This resulted in a smaller player pool from the Six Nations which in turn was heavily decimated with late withdrawals and a degree of petulance from the powers that be.

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