Late scores hand U20s Grand Slam to France

France Under-20s 23 Ireland Under-20s 13

Late scores hand U20s Grand Slam to France
Fri, 14 Mar, 2014 - 22:15

France Under-20s 23 Ireland Under-20s 13

The France Under-20s were crowned Grand Slam champions after they claimed a flattering 23-13 victory over Mike Ruddock's Ireland side, who leaked 10 points in the final eight minutes in Tarbes.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: TarbesPlace: New ZealandPlace: IrelandPerson: Mike RuddockPerson: Ross ByrnePerson: Baptise SerinPerson: Jim YuillePerson: Frankie TaggartPerson: Conor McKeonPerson: Yacouba CamaraPerson: McKeonPerson: SerinPerson: Cian KelleherPerson: Rory MoloneyPerson: KelleherPerson: Peter RobbPerson: CamaraPerson: Romain RuffenachPerson: Adam ByrnePerson: RuffenachPerson: Alex WoottonPerson: Francois CrosPerson: MoloneyPerson: TaggartPerson: Kylan HamdaouiPerson: James O'DonoghuePerson: RuddockPerson: Nick McCarthyPerson: Jack CullenPerson: Arthur IturriaPerson: McCarthyPerson: Peadar TimminsPerson: Seán O'BrienPerson: Peter DooleyPerson: O'DonoghuePerson: Brandon FajardoEvent: U20sEvent: Grand SlamEvent: Ireland Under-20sEvent: IRB Junior World ChampionshipOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: France UnderOrganisation: Ireland UnderOrganisation: Belfast HarlequinsOrganisation: UCD
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