Ireland U-20
UnionIrish Rugby Football Union
Emblem(s)Shamrock
Ground(s)Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,008)
Coach(es)Richie Murphy
Captain(s)Gus McCarthy
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. They have won the Grand Slam four times and the Six Nations Championship five times: 2007, 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023; in the pandemic-truncated competition in 2020, Ireland won the Triple Crown[2][3][4][5]

Current squad

Head coach Richie Murphy named his 30–man squad for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship on 14 June.[6] Sam Berman and Josh Costello were called up to the squad ahead of the Fiji match.[7][8] All clubs are Irish unless otherwise indicated.

Player Position Club Province
Max Clein Hooker Garryowen Munster
Gus McCarthy (c) Hooker UCD Leinster
Danny Sheahan Hooker UCC Munster
Fiachna Barrett Prop Corinthians Connacht
Dan Barron Prop DUFC Leinster
Ronan Foxe Prop Old Belvedere Leinster
George Hadden Prop Clontarf Leinster
Paddy McCarthy Prop DUFC Leinster
George Morris Prop Lansdowne Leinster
Joe Hopes Lock Queen's University Ulster
Charlie Irvine Lock Queen's University Ulster
Evan O'Connell Lock UL Bohemians Munster
Conor O'Tighearnaigh Lock UCD Leinster
Brian Gleeson Back-row Garryowen Munster
Diarmuid Mangan Back-row UCD Leinster
James McNabney Back-row Ballymena Ulster
Ruadhán Quinn Back-row Old Crescent Munster
Oscar Cawley Scrum-half Naas Leinster
Fintan Gunne Scrum-half Terenure College Leinster
Jack Oliver Scrum-half Garryowen Munster
Matthew Lynch Fly-half DUFC Leinster
Sam Prendergast Fly-half Lansdowne Leinster
Harry West Fly-half Buccaneers Connacht
Sam Berman Centre DUFC Leinster
Hugh Cooney Centre Clontarf Leinster
John Devine Centre Corinthians Connacht
Hugh Gavin Centre Galwegians Connacht
Josh Costello Wing Shannon Munster
James Nicholson Wing UCD Leinster
Andrew Osborne Wing Naas Leinster
Henry McErlean Fullback Terenure College Leinster
Rory Telfer Fullback Queen's University Ulster

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 25 10 1 14 40% 557 684 –127
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 100% 131 30 +101
 France 23 10 0 13 43.48% 447 542 –95
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 66.67% 79 49 +30
 Japan 1 1 0 0 100% 39 33 +6
 Italy 2119 1 1 90.48% 624 318 +306
 New Zealand 8 1 0 7 12.5% 115 316 –201
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 66.67% 92 45 +47
 Scotland 2520 0 5 80% 795 505 +290
 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 22 10 1 11 45.45% 520 460 +60
Total 151 87 3 61 57.62% 3,809 3,373 +436

Correct as of 14 July 2023[9]

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. ^ At the time the competition was halted in 2020, Ireland led the table undefeated, but this is not considered a championship or grand slam, but is accepted as a Triple Crown.
  3. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Nine-try Ireland U20s crush Scotland to claim Grand Slam success". The42. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles". The42. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Ireland Squad Named For World Rugby U20 Championship". Irish Rugby. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Ireland U20s Team Named To Face Fiji". Irish Rugby. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Ireland camp in shock at tragedy in Greece". Irish Examiner. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

Ireland national rugby union team
Rugby union in Ireland
National sports teams of Ireland
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
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