Ireland U21s fall to French counterparts

France 26 Ireland 8

Fri, 09 Jun, 2006 - 21:41

France 26 Ireland 8

Captain Stuart Philpott scored the Irish Under-21s' only try as they fell to France in the IRB World Championship in Issoire.

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