Grand Slam for England as Ireland just fall short

Ireland 10 England 14: Gavin Coombes’ late try was not enough to deny England U-20s a Grand Slam as Nigel Carolan’s side fell just short in Donnybrook.

Coombes crashed over 15 minutes from time, and despite a huge effort in the closing stages, the deciding second try never materialised for Ireland.

Playing with the howling wind at their back in the first-half, surprisingly it was Ireland who struggled to get out of their half, but England looked a tentative as good home defence meant they failed to get an early score.