Balfe relishes prospect of U18 revenge mission

IRELAND’S U18 schoolboys team will face England in the European Elite rugby final on Saturday.

Having beat home side France in Auch after a thrilling 19-17 encounter on Sunday, Lorcan Balfe’s charges earned the right to take on their Six Nations conquerors in the showpiece.

“It’s a great chance to get revenge over England after the Six Nations and an opportunity to beat them,” the manager said from the team’s camp in the Pyrenees.

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