Ireland U-20s on brink of title after Spence inspires rout of sorry Scots

Ireland U-20 44 Scotland U-20 15

Ireland will only be deprived of the crown if England somehow manage to defeat France by 46 points in St Nazaire on Sunday afternoon, but a second U-20 championship in four years is all but in the bag.

Ireland ran in five tries in a superb display from a side which has improved game on game this season, and which hopefully sets a nice precedent for what might happen in Croke Park this afternoon.