Doak demands his U20s find a ruthless streak in Cork duel with French

"We’re actually doing some really good stuff. We just need to be a little bit more ruthless and be clinical in that area of the field.”

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 - 06:12

Daire Walsh

Ireland U20s head coach Neil Doak has called on his side to be more clinical on their return to Virgin Media Park against France in the Six Nations Championship tomorrow night (kick-off 8pm).

Despite having a number of attacking opportunities when facing England at the Leeside venue in the opening round of the tournament on January 30, a first-half penalty from Sam Wisniewski was the only score that Ireland recorded in a 19-3 defeat to the defending champions. A second-round trip to Scotland did see them register five tries in an eventual 33-15 victory, while Henry Walker and Eoghan Smyth both crossed the whitewash over the course of their clash with Wales in Cardiff on February 21.