Ireland Under 20 2016

[hugonaut]

Some stats from the match.

Ireland. Wales
522. Metres. 389
10 Turnovers won 6
86 Tackles. 127
12 Offloads. 6
8 Pens conceded. 11

The France Italy game is up on YouTube. Hard to know what to make of France because Italy were so poor. They scored one or two very good tries but most tries came from kicking to the corner and mauling over. Definitely a game Ireland can win.

Where did you get those, DK?

[dropkick]

Some stats from the match.

Ireland. Wales
522. Metres. 389
10 Turnovers won 6
86 Tackles. 127
12 Offloads. 6
8 Pens conceded. 11

The France Italy game is up on YouTube. Hard to know what to make of France because Italy were so poor. They scored one or two very good tries but most tries came from kicking to the corner and mauling over. Definitely a game Ireland can win.

Where did you get those, DK?

End of the Welsh coverage. Thats all I could find from the match.
https://youtu.be/9UNY8lv5GhA?t=1h54m17s

[dropkick]

Ireland U20 side v France U20.
15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
14. Matthew Byrne (Terenure/Leinster)
13. Shane Daly (Cork Con/Munster)
12. Jimmy O’Brien (UCD/Leinster)
11. Conor O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
10. Johnny McPhillips (QUB/Ulster)
9. John Poland (Cork Con/Munster)
1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
2. Adam McBurney (Ballymena/Ulster)
3. Conor Kenny (Buccaneers/Connacht)
4. Peter Claffey (Galwegians/Connacht)
5. James Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. Cillian Gallagher (Sligo/Connacht)
7. Dan Walsh (Cork Con/Munster)
8. Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Replacements
16. Shane Fenton (Young Munster/Munster)
17. James Bollard (Dublin University/Leinster)
18. Conán O’Donnell (Sligo/Connacht)
19. Sean O’Connor (Cashel/Munster)
20. Kelvin Brown (Shannon/Munster)
21. Stephen Kerins (Sligo/Connacht)
22. Brett Connon (Newcastle Falcons)
23. Terry Kennedy (St.Mary’s/Leinster)

Not Considered
Jack Power (UCD/Leinster) – injured
Will Connors (UCD/Leinster) – injured
Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster) – involved with Ulster (Pro 12)
Robert Lyttle (Queens University / Ulster) – involved with Ulster (Pro 12)

[johng]

I never knew Alvin Stardust played for Young Munsters.

[hugonaut]

Ireland U20 side v France U20.
15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
14. Matthew Byrne (Terenure/Leinster)
13. Shane Daly (Cork Con/Munster)
12. Jimmy O’Brien (UCD/Leinster)
11. Conor O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
10. Johnny McPhillips (QUB/Ulster)
9. John Poland (Cork Con/Munster)
1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
2. Adam McBurney (Ballymena/Ulster)
3. Conor Kenny (Buccaneers/Connacht)
4. Peter Claffey (Galwegians/Connacht)
5. James Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. Cillian Gallagher (Sligo/Connacht)
7. Dan Walsh (Cork Con/Munster)
8. Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Replacements
16. Shane Fenton (Young Munster/Munster)
17. James Bollard (Dublin University/Leinster)
18. Conán O’Donnell (Sligo/Connacht)
19. Sean O’Connor (Cashel/Munster)
20. Kelvin Brown (Shannon/Munster)
21. Stephen Kerins (Sligo/Connacht)
22. Brett Connon (Newcastle Falcons)
23. Terry Kennedy (St.Mary’s/Leinster)

Not Considered
Jack Power (UCD/Leinster) – injured
Will Connors (UCD/Leinster) – injured
Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster) – involved with Ulster (Pro 12)
Robert Lyttle (Queens University / Ulster) – involved with Ulster (Pro 12)

Kelvin Brown is unlucky not to make the starting team on the back of his performance off the bench. He was one-dimensional, but one-dimensionally good. McPhillips lucky to retain his spot at outhalf. I was very unimpressed with his attitude and effort in defense. We can probably expect France to field some athletic wonders in the backrow, and if they get a run at him early he'll have to prove his desire to make tackles and hold up his part in the defensive line.

Very happy to see Conor O'Brien in the team, an excellent player. Would have preferred to see Jimmy O'Brien at No10 with Conor in the centres.

[simonokeeffe]

I never knew Alvin Stardust played for Young Munsters.

are you of a Jealous Mind?

[johng]

I never knew Alvin Stardust played for Young Munsters.

are you of a Jealous Mind?

No. Are you? My coo ca choo?

For those of you wondering.......... Alvin used to be Shane Fenton. Of Shane Fenton and the Fentones fame.

And for those of you going.... Alvin who? Be glad you are too young to remember glam rock. (Simon had to google it)

[simonokeeffe]

I never knew Alvin Stardust played for Young Munsters.

are you of a Jealous Mind?

No. Are you? My coo ca choo?

For those of you wondering.......... Alvin used to be Shane Fenton. Of Shane Fenton and the Fentones fame.

And for those of you going.... Alvin who? Be glad you are too young to remember glam rock. (Simon had to google it)

I just had to google his discography

[Dave Cahill]

Hey, how do you think we learned how to cross the road?

[johng]

[LeinsterLeader]

Hey, how do you think we learned how to cross the road?

Yep your're dead right, and Rolf Harris telling us how to behave in swimming pools.

But we should probably leave that one alone

[dropkick]

Colossus Andrew Porter

Word on the grapevine is he is breaking all sorts of gym records.

“Yeah, well I wouldn’t be far off, really.”

And his best?

“Squats, 280kg.”

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugb ... 81279.html

Interesting article on Andrew Porter. Maybe he should be looking at tighthead as Hugonaut suggested.

[goreyguy]

I'm sure if he was capable there, he'd be playing there.

[wixfjord]

I'm sure if he was capable there, he'd be playing there.

Aye like Madigan at SH.

[simonokeeffe]

to be fair Peter Bracken held a lot of gym records at Wasps

[dropkick]

I'm sure if he was capable there, he'd be playing there.

We'd only know if he spent a year or two there. Wouldn't be the first time an U20 changed position.

[goreyguy]

I'm sure if he was capable there, he'd be playing there.

We'd only know if he spent a year or two there. Wouldn't be the first time an U20 changed position.

it's not going to happen.. Loughman who has been playing TH will move over fulltime to TH before Porter, who is viewed as a pure LH.

[dropkick]

I'm sure if he was capable there, he'd be playing there.

We'd only know if he spent a year or two there. Wouldn't be the first time an U20 changed position.

it's not going to happen.. Loughman who has been playing TH will move over fulltime to TH before Porter, who is viewed as a pure LH.

Then he'll probably have to move away from Leinster if Healy, McGrath, Dooley etc are staying.

[goreyguy]

Maybe let's see what happens.. loosehead is a deep position in most of the provinces. I doubt he will be moving anytime soon.

[simonokeeffe]

Maybe let's see what happens.. loosehead is a deep position in most of the provinces. I doubt he will be moving anytime soon.

Connacht could well do with a loosehead