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Ireland young guns go down fighting

Ireland Development XV 12 Argentina ‘A’ 24

Ireland young guns go down fighting

Thu, 21 Nov, 2002 - 00:00

Barry Coughlan

Argentina deserved their win, but it wasn’t easy. And afterwards, Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan expressed delight that the “young guns” managed to last the pace and fight an enormous physical battle against a team with immensely more experience.

In fact, Ireland boasted just one international in the 22 man squad - Justin Fitzpatrick - who only played a cameo role.

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Courts Rugby International Place: Ireland Place: Donnybrook Place: Lansdowne Road Place: Biarritz Place: Narbonne Place: Castres Person: Eddie O’Sullivan Person: Justin Fitzpatrick Person: O’Sullivan Person: Mark McHugh Person: Donnacha O’Callaghan Person: Des Dillon Person: Mossie Lawlor Person: Shane Moore Person: Juan Fernandez Miranda Person: Hernan Senillosa Person: Miranda Person: Brian O’Riordan Person: Simon Best Person: Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino Person: Hugh Watson Person: Watkins Person: Martin Gaitin Person: McHugh Person: Mauricio Reggiardo Person: S. Young Person: T. Robinson Person: G. Duffy Person: D. Quinlan Person: M. Lawlor Person: M. McHugh Person: B. O’Riordan Person: S. Best Person: P. Shields Person: P. Bracken Person: D. O’Callaghan Person: A. Kearney Person: A. McCullen Person: D. Dillon Person: J. O’Connor Person: S. Moore Person: Young Person: N. McMillan Person: O’Connor Person: D. Browne Person: Kearney Person: J. Flannery Person: Shields Person: J. McWeeney Person: Lawlor Person: K. Campbell Person: Robinson Person: J. Fitzpatrick Person: B. Stortoni Person: J. Piossek Person: Hairapuca Person: M. Gaitan Person: M. Contepomi Person: Newman Person: H. Senillosa Person: J. Miranda Person: M. Scelzo Person: J. Villar Person: S. Bonorino Person: P. Albacete Person: P. Sporleder Person: Curupayti Person: M. Durand Person: I. Lobbe Person: M. Schusterman Person: R Event: IRELAND DEVELOPMENT XV Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Ireland Development XV Organisation: Argentina Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Buccaneers Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Blackrock Organisation: Munster Organisation: Shannon Organisation: St. Mary’s College Organisation: UCD Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: St. Mary’s Organisation: Hindu Organisation: SJC

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