Ireland U20 head coach Richie Murphy silences talk of Grand Slam hat-trick

Just five players from last year’s set-up are back again and for this reason Murphy is purely focused on his side’s opening round clash away to France on Saturday, February 3.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024 - 07:26

Daire Walsh

He has already overseen some big successes at this grade, but Ireland U20s head coach Richie Murphy has insisted securing a third consecutive Grand Slam title isn’t a topic of conversation with his current squad of hopefuls.

Having guided the Green Army to a clean sweep of U20 Six Nations honours two years ago, the Wicklow native was also at the helm when Ireland put together a five-game winning run in the 2023 edition of the tournament.