Colm Tucker hoping Ireland U20s carry on upward trajectory into England encounter

With each passing test, Tucker is seeing improvements in how the players are going about their business

Ireland U20 forwards coach Colm Tucker. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

If Ireland are to earn themselves a third consecutive Triple Crown in the U20 Six Nations Championship, then they will have to negotiate their way past a resilient English outfit at Cardiff Arms Park on Thursday evening (kick-off 8pm).

That is the view of forwards coach Colm Tucker, who first joined the U20s set-up during the successful reign of Clare man Noel McNamara. Following the magnificent Grand Slam triumph of 2019, Ireland had already accounted for Crown rivals Scotland, Wales, and England when their 2020 campaign was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic.