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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.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2011 - 01:00

Ireland 17 England 8 Ian Moriarty

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.

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Rugby Place: Tarbes Place: France Person: McGrath Person: IRELAND Person: Justin Bridou Person: Luke McGrath Person: Alec Hepburn Person: Conor McEllin Person: Terry McMaster Person: Hepburn Person: Jack Clifford Person: Hooley Person: R Scholes Person: C McEllin Person: R Henshaw Person: C Farrell Person: M Roche Person: S Olding Person: L. McGrath Person: G Frayne Person: B Byrne Person: Clongowes Wood Person: E Byrne Person: J Sexton Person: G Thornbury Person: D Lawler Person: D Leavy Person: R Murphy Person: J Fitzpatrick Person: J O’Neill Person: Castleknock Person: Thornbury Person: C Taylor Person: Wallace HS Person: Frayne Person: J Fitzpatrick Person: C O’Halloran Person: McEllin Person: D Shanahan Person: R. Scannell Person: J Nowel Person: A Watson Person: M Jennings Person: S Hill Person: J Arnott Person: H Slade Person: A Day Person: A Hepburn Person: N Morris Person: D Herriot Person: T Jubb Person: D Barrow Person: D Sisi Person: M Hankin Person: J Clifford Person: J Lightfoot-Brown Person: Day Person: W Hooley Person: Slade Person: S Spurling Person: Morris Person: J Robinson Person: Sisi Person: T Smallbone Person: Herriot Person: M Webber Person: Arnott Person: J Buckle Person: Hankin Person: A Blondel Event: 2011 U18 Event: European championship Organisation: Ireland U18s Organisation: England Organisation: St Michael Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Campbell College Organisation: Blackrock College Organisation: Marist Athlone Organisation: Belfast Royal Academy Organisation: St Michael’s Organisation: Clongowes Wood Organisation: St Mary’s College Organisation: St Michael’s College Organisation: PBC Cork Organisation: L Satchwell Organisation: King’s Hospital Organisation: Gonzaga Organisation: Scholes Organisation: CBC Organisation: Belvedere Organisation: PBC

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