Ireland national under-20 rugby union team

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Ireland U-20
Shamrock
Ground(s)Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,008)
Coach(es)Richie Murphy
Captain(s)Evan O'Connell
Most capsDominic Ryan (20)
Iain Henderson (20)
Top scorerRoss Byrne (129)
Most triesAndrew Conway (14)
Team kit
Change kit
First international
Ireland Ireland 17–15 Wales Wales
(2 February 2007)
Largest win
Scotland Scotland 7–82 Ireland Ireland
(10 March 2023)[1]
Largest defeat
New Zealand New Zealand 69–3 Ireland Ireland
(8 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances13 (First in 2008)
Best result2nd, 2016, 2023

The Ireland national under-20 rugby team was formed in 2006, having previously been known as the under-21 team.

History

Ireland have won the

2007, 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023. In the pandemic-truncated competition in 2020, Ireland won the Triple Crown. At the time the competition was halted, Ireland were undefeated and led the table. However, this was not considered a championship nor a grand slam.[2][3][4] Ireland won two consecutive Grand Slams in the 2022 and 2023 Six Nations championships, but were denied a third consecutive Grand Slam and championship title following a draw away to England.[5] Despite Ireland and England having both recorded four wins and a draw, England were crowned champions as they had earned one more try bonus point than Ireland.[5]

Players

Current squad

Head coach Richie Murphy named his 31–man squad for the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship on 16 January.[6]

Name Date of Birth Height (m) Weight (kg) Position Club Province
Alex Usanov 10 July 2005 Prop Clontarf Leinster
Ben Howard 18 February 2004 Prop Terenure College Leinster
Danny Sheehan 7 April 2004 1.86 105 Hooker Cork Constitution Munster
Henry Walker 24 June 2005 1.87 100 Hooker Queen's University Ulster
Stephen Smyth 1 August 2004 1.87 110 Hooker Old Wesley Leinster
Patreece Bell 23 May 2004 1.80 111 Prop England Sale Sharks IQ Rugby
Jacob Boyd 10 July 2004 1.86 125 Prop Queen's University Ulster
Andrew Sparrow 15 November 2004 1.82 Prop UCD Leinster
Billy Corrigan 25 June 2005 1.86 Lock Old Wesley Leinster
Evan O'Connell (c) 4 April 2004 2.01 109 Lock UL Bohemians Munster
Alan Spicer 4 May 2005 2.09 120 Lock UCD Leinster
Joe Hopes 16 March 2004 1.98 110 Back-row Queen's University Ulster
Bryn Ward 17 July 2004 1.85 113 Back-row Ballynahinch Ulster
Sean Edogbo 8 May 2004 1.96 103 Back-row UCC Munster
Brian Gleeson 5 February 2004 1.93 116 Back-row Garryowen Munster
Luke Murphy 27 January 2005 Back-row Shannon Munster
Josh Stevens 14 December 2004 1.79 105 Back-row Queen's University Ulster
Oliver Coffey 13 September 2004 1.83 83 Scrum-half Blackrock College Leinster
Tadhg Brophy 18 September 2004 1.73 73 Scrum-half Naas Leinster
Will Wootton 17 June 2005 1.72 78 Scrum-half England Sale Sharks IQ Rugby
Jake O'Riordan 17 December 2004 Scrum-half UL Bohemians Munster
Jack Murphy 15 July 2004 Fly-half Clontarf Leinster
Sean Naughton 19 October 2004 1.82 78 Fly-half Corinthians Connacht
Hugo McLaughlin 26 May 2004 Wing Lansdowne Leinster
Finn Treacy 14 August 2004 1.80 81 Wing Galwegians Connacht
Stephen Kiely 25 January 2004 1.85 92 Wing Shannon Munster
Hugh Gavin 10 January 2004 1.92 103 Centre Galwegians Connacht
Wilhelm de Klerk 16 August 2004 Centre UCD Leinster
Rory Ellerby Centre Queen's University Ulster
Ethan Graham 27 April 2004 1.81 87 Fullback Ballynahinch Ulster
Ben O'Connor 20 August 2004 1.88 94 Fullback UCC Munster

Award winners

The following Ireland U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[7]

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
Year Nominees Winners
2012 JJ Hanrahan —
2014 Garry Ringrose
2016 Max Deegan Max Deegan

Coaching and management

Position Name
Head coach Richie Murphy
Forwards coach Jimmy Duffy
Skills and backs coach Mark Sexton
Defence coach Willie Faloon
Team manager Hendrik Kruger
Athletic performance coach Martin Kennedy
Performance analyst John Buckley
Media and communications Ryan Bailey

Overall record

Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won For Aga Diff
 Argentina 5 3 0 2 60% 101 73 +28
 Australia 4 2 0 2 50% 83 98 –15
 England 26 10 2 14 38.46% 589 716 –127
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 100% 131 30 +101
 France 24 11 0 13 45.83% 484 573 –89
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 66.67% 79 49 +30
 Japan 1 1 0 0 100% 39 33 +6
 Italy 22 20 1 1 90.91% 647 340 +307
 New Zealand 8 1 0 7 12.5% 115 316 –201
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 66.67% 92 45 +47
 Scotland 26 21 0 5 80.77% 831 505 +326
 South Africa 6 2 0 4 33.33% 136 193 –57
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100% 45 27 +18
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 100% 45 0 +45
 Wales 24 13 1 10 54.17% 608 474 +134
Total 157 93 4 60 59.62% 4,025 3,472 +553

Correct as of 16 March 2024[8]

Six Nations Under 20s Championship

Main article: Six Nations Under 20s Championship

World Rugby U20 Championship

Main article: World Rugby U20 Championship

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "U20 Six Nations: Ireland thrash Scotland to move one step closer to Grand Slam". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Nine-try Ireland U20s crush Scotland to claim Grand Slam success". The42. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles". The42. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Six Nations U20s Championship: Ireland 36 Scotland 0". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Murphy Announces Ireland Under-20 Squad For 2024 U-20 Six Nations". Irish Rugby. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

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