Ireland hope to finish on high note

THE curtain comes down on a successful IRB under 19 World Championship in Belfast today, with the host nation bidding to finish on a positive note when they face Scotland in the 9th Place Play-Off Final at Ravenhill (3pm).

This will precede the 3rd Place Play-Off Final between Australia and Wales (5:30pm) before the evening concludes with the grand final between New Zealand and South Africa (7:30pm).

Ireland and Scotland meet for the second time, with Ireland squeezing out a 13-12 win in the team’s pool encounter on April 9, thanks to an injury time Eoin O’Malley try.