McGrath on song as Ireland U18s taste glory with win over England

IRELAND produced a superb performance to beat England and win the 2011 U18 Justin Bridou European Championship final in Tarbes on Saturday.

Led brilliantly by St Michael’s and Leinster scrum-half Luke McGrath, Ireland simply had too much for their English opponents, despite struggling at times in the scrum.

A solitary try by England prop Alec Hepburn late in the second-half gave the favourites some hope of mounting a comeback. But, in truth, it was the only blemish in what was otherwise a flawless defensive effort by Ireland.