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.

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.