Ireland's ambition to be world's best is driving force believes McCarthy

The Irish U20s face Six Nations rivals France at Cape Town’s Athlone Stadium (6pm Irish time kick-off) in just the fourth all-Northern Hemisphere in the history of the under-age showpiece.

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023 - 07:46

Simon Lewis

Ireland prop Paddy McCarthy believes ambition to be the world’s best is the driving force behind his team’s progress to this evening’s World Rugby Under-20 Championship final.

The Irish U20s face Six Nations rivals France at Cape Town’s Athlone Stadium (6pm Irish time kick-off) in just the fourth all-Northern Hemisphere in the history of the under-age showpiece and have overcome adversity on and off the pitch in the last three weeks to put themselves in position to become the first Ireland side to win the title.