England’s big-time know-how too much for brave Ireland
The start that Ireland craved went England’s way and so too did the marginal referee calls and those two factors combined to take the oxygen out of Nigel Carolan’s side in their bid for a first ever World Rugby U20 Championship.
Their maiden appearance at this level was no disgrace against an English side who have appeared in seven of the nine finals — winning three — but there were times when you feared that the hosts were going to mount a huge score.
