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Ireland must ignore high stakes of World U20 Championship final

Coach Nigel Carolan has urged his men to play the game and not the occasion when they take on England this evening (7pm) in the World Rugby U20 Championship at the AJ Bell Stadium in Greater Manchester.

Ireland must ignore high stakes of World U20 Championship final

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016 - 01:00

John Fallon

Carolan’s men are on a roll since they defeated England in the Six Nations, having lost their opening two games, and that comeback win in Newcastle has seen them win seven in a row to take them to a first ever world final in this grade.

Monday’s 37-7 win over Argentina, having won all three pool games for the first time in the nine-year history of the competition, has left Ireland just 80 minutes from glory.

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Courts Rugby Ireland u20 Place: AJ Bell Stadium Place: Greater Manchester Place: Kingston Park Person: Nigel Carolan Person: Carolan Person: Harry Mallinder Person: Jim Person: J Stockdale Person: M Byrne Person: S Daly Person: C O’Brien Person: H Keenan Person: J McPhillips Person: S Kerins Person: A Porter Person: A McBurney Person: B Betts Person: S O’Connor Person: J Ryan Person: G Jones Person: D Aspil Person: M Deegan Person: V O’Brien Person: J Bollard Person: A Coyle Person: E Mintern Person: K Brown Person: N Saunders Person: B Connon Person: J O’Brien Person: M Malins Person: S Aspland-Robinson Person: J Marchant Person: J Williams Person: M Gallagher Person: H Mallinder Person: M Green Person: L Boyce Person: J Singleton Person: B Walker Person: S South Person: H Taylor Person: G Nott Person: W Evans Person: C Chick Event: World U20 Championship Event: World Rugby U20 Championship Event: Six Nations Organisation: Ireland Organisation: England Organisation: Argentina Organisation: Wales Organisation: New Zealand Organisation: Georgia Organisation: Italy Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Australia Organisation: South Africa Organisation: Northampton Saints Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Terenure Organisation: Cork Con Organisation: Clontarf Organisation: UCD Organisation: Queen’s University Organisation: Sligo Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: Young Munster Organisation: Cashel Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: St Mary’s RFC Organisation: Munster Organisation: Dublin University Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Naas Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Shannon Organisation: Epsom College Organisation: Exiles Organisation: Newcastle Falcons

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