Ruddock’s men have no answer to French power

A MASSIVE French pack brought Ireland’s winning start to the Under 20 Six Nations to an abrupt end at Dubarry Park last night.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

The visitors ran in for six tries as Ireland fell to only their second defeat in 14 U20 internationals at the well-attended Athlone venue.

Ireland were forced to make eight changes from the side which defeated Italy last week, due to injuries and Magners League commitments

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