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France pose serious test for Ireland’s vintage U-20 crop

IRELAND U-20 face a first real test of their Grand Slam credentials when they travel to face their French counterparts at Stade de la Chevaliere in Mazame tonight (RTÉ Two, 7.30pm).

France pose serious test for Ireland’s vintage U-20 crop

Fri, 12 Feb, 2010 - 00:00

Alan Good

The 2010 vintage is widely regarded as one with immense talent, and is, on paper at least, capable of repeating the 2007 crop’s Grand Slam heroics.

They showcased their ability to hurt teams out wide in last week’s 39-0 demolition of Italy, with the backs claiming all six tries, three of them scored by St Mary’s wing Darren Hudson.

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Courts Rugby Place: Stade de la Chevaliere Place: Mazame Place: Scotland Place: Llanelli Person: ST MARY Person: Darren Hudson Person: Simon Zebo Person: Andrew Conway Person: Brendan Macken Person: Allen Clarke Person: Italians Person: Bryan Cagney Person: David O’Callaghan Person: Clarke Person: Robbie Diack Person: Diack Person: Ryan Caldwell Person: Bryan Young Person: Declan Fitzpatrick Person: Andi Kyriacou Person: Cillian Willis Person: Niall O’Connor Person: Timoci Nagusa Person: D Hudson Person: B Macken Person: J McKinney Person: J Cooney Person: B Cagney Person: J O’Connell Person: D O’Callaghan Person: B Marshall Person: R Ruddock Person: D Ryan Person: P Butler Person: D Doyle Person: S Maguire Person: B Hayes Person: R O’ Sullivan Person: M Heaney Person: B Kingston Person: E Griffin Person: J Smith Person: T Seymour Person: M McCrea Person: I Whitten Person: T Nagusa Person: N O’Connor Person: C Willis Person: B Young Person: A Kyriacou Person: D Fitzpatrick Person: N McComb Person: R Caldwell Person: TJ Anderson Person: D Pollock Person: R Diack Person: N Brady Person: A Macklin Person: E O’Donoghue Person: W Faloon Person: P Marshall Person: I Humphreys Person: D Cave Person: IRELAND WOMEN Person: N Briggs Person: A Davis Person: G Davitt Person: S Houston Person: A Miller Person: J O’Sullivan Person: T Rosser Person: F Coghlan Person: G Bourke Person: E McManamly Person: C Mahon Person: M Louise Reilly Person: O Brennan Person: S Ryan Person: J Neville Person: C Fanning Person: L Day Person: K O’Loughlin Person: C Molloy Person: Louise Beamish Person: H Brosnan Person: N Stapleton Person: P Harte Person: J Cleary Person: L Kavanagh Person: J Clogan Person: D Mongan Person: J Power Person: S Treacy Person: J Naughton Person: W Falvey Person: S Preston Person: M Kearney Person: B Reilly Person: J Dever Person: R Hackney Person: A Dunlop Person: Ferguson Person: S Morton Person: P DeBurca Person: C Deans Person: H Nolan Person: P DeBarra Person: M Sexton Event: Grand Slam Event: Irish Cup Organisation: France Organisation: RTÉ Two Organisation: Italy Organisation: Blackrock College Organisation: UCC Organisation: Ulster Ravens Organisation: Irish Wolfhounds Organisation: Ireland U-20 Organisation: France U-20 Organisation: Leinster Organisation: St. Mary’s College Organisation: Blackrock Organisation: N Spence Organisation: Ballynahinch Organisation: Ulster Organisation: S Zebo Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Munster Organisation: Queens University Organisation: UCD Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: Shannon Organisation: Old Belvedere Organisation: Bective Rangers Organisation: Corinthians Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Llanelli Organisation: Athlone IT Organisation: Bucaneers Organisation: GMIT Organisation: Galwegians Organisation: DCU Organisation: Waterford IT Organisation: DCU/Old Belvedere Organisation: DIT Organisation: Clontarf Organisation: CIT/UCC Organisation: StMarys College Organisation: IT Carlow Organisation: Garda College Organisation: Terenure College Organisation: UU Jordanstown Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: IT Tallaght Organisation: BelMet Organisation: Portadown Organisation: DLSP

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