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New Zealand showdown to decide Ireland’s fate

A winner-take-all clash with New Zealand is Ireland’s prize for Saturday’s four-point victory (24-20) over Scotland in Saturday’s World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game in Calvisano.

New Zealand showdown to decide Ireland’s fate

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

John Fallon, Calvisano

Ireland were guilty of squandering great chances on a day when a vital bonus point looked on the cards when they surged 15-0 in front after 32 minutes.

But the net result is that Nigel Carolan’s men did enough to notch a second win and set up an eagerly anticipated winner-take-all clash with the Baby Blacks on Wednesday night in Viadana.

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Courts Rugby Place: Calvisano Place: Viadana Place: Scotland Place: Australia Person: Nigel Carolan Person: Garry Ringrose Person: Sam Arnold Person: Ringrose Person: Billy Dardis Person: Conor Oliver Person: Joey Carbery Person: Lewis Carmichael Person: Carbery Person: Tomás Quinlan Person: Ruaridh Knott Person: B Dardis Person: C Oliver Person: J Carbery Person: T Quinlan Person: L Carmichael Person: R Knott Person: G Horne Person: Kinghorn Person: C Gaffney Person: G Ringrose Person: S Arnold Person: S Fitzgerald Person: N McCarthy Person: A Porter Person: S McNulty Person: O Heffernan Person: D O’Connor Person: A Thompson Person: J Murphy Person: L Dow Person: Z McCall Person: McNulty Person: C O’Donnell Person: Heffernan Person: N Timoney Person: Dow Person: J Stockdale Person: Arnold Person: J Dwan Person: Thompson Person: L O’Connor Person: Porter Person: C Rock Person: McCarthy Person: R Howarth Person: R Nairn Person: T Galbraith Person: P Kelly Person: A Coombes Person: B Kinghorn Person: M McCallum Person: S James Person: Z Fagerson Person: S Cummings Person: N Irvine-Hess Person: J Ritchie Person: M Bradbury Person: Ritchie Person: R Hutchinson Person: Bradbury Person: D Elkington Person: McCallum Person: R Graham Person: James Person: A Davidson Person: Horne Person: B Vellacott Person: Cummings Person: R Galloway Person: Galbraith Person: J Owlett Person: Fagerson Person: Will Houston Event: World Rugby U20 Championship Pool Organisation: New Zealand Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Baby Blacks Organisation: Argentina Organisation: UCD Organisation: Ballynahinch Organisation: Terenure College Organisation: St Mary’s College Organisation: Queen’s University Belfast Organisation: St Mary’s Organisation: Sligo Organisation: NUIG Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Old Belvedere

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