Ireland U20

3 - 19

Full Time

England U20

England U20 vs Ireland U20

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

80'

This is dangerous for the defence as Charlie Molony bursts through to advance the Ireland U20 attack.

80'

Penalty Goal

Ben Coen kicks the penalty.

79'

Aiden Ainsworth-Cave comes on.

78'

Olamide Sodeke comes off.

78'

Ollie Scola comes on.

78'

Ralph McEachran comes off.

78'

This is dangerous for the defence as Henry Pollock bursts through to advance the England U20 attack.

77'

Tye Raymont comes on.

76'

Billy Sela comes off.

76'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Nick Lilley getting some game time.

74'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Nic Allison being replaced.

74'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Louie Gulley getting some game time.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Kepu Tuipulotu being replaced.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Josh Bellamy getting some game time.

71'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Jack Kinder being replaced.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Michael Foy took full advantage.

69'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with Andrew Doyle coming on.

67'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with Clark Logan coming off.

67'

It was a certain try if England U20 hadn't been impeded, the referee agrees and awards the penalty try.

67'

Yellow Card

Oisin Minogue (Ireland U20) is shown a yellow card

67'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with David Walsh coming on.

66'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with Mahon Ronan coming off.

66'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with Oisin Minogue coming on.

65'

Ireland U20 make a substitution with Bobby Power coming off.

65'

Ireland U20 sub Daniel Green comes onto the field.

61'

Sam Wisniewski departs for Ireland U20.

61'

The defensive line has been broken as Ralph McEachran goes through the gap.

59'

What a run here by Charlie Griffin as they get over the gainline!

57'

Gene O'Leary Kareem comes on.

54'

Eoghan Smyth comes off.

54'

Sam Wisniewski steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

53'

Tom McAllister comes on.

50'

Alex Mullan comes off.

50'

Connor Magee comes on.

50'

Henry Walker comes off.

50'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Penalty Goal

The England U20 supporters go wild as Ben Coen successfully kicks the penalty goal.

33'

Penalty Goal

The Ireland U20 supporters go wild as Sam Wisniewski successfully kicks the penalty goal.

30'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Ben Coen kicks the penalty goal.

27'

Lucas Friday comes on.

25'

Archie McParland comes off.

25'

Yellow Card

Tom Burrow (England U20) is shown a yellow card

25'

Ireland U20 sub Billy Bohan comes onto the field.

14'

Alex Usanov departs for Ireland U20.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Sam Wisniewski took full advantage.

14'

Red Card

Junior Kpoku (England U20) is shown the red card

13'

Penalty Goal

Ben Coen makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Jack Kinder took full advantage.

11'

The defensive line has been broken as Charlie Molony goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Billy Corrigan goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Ireland U20 v England U20 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Thu 30th January 2025, 11:45am PST 
  
 Virgin Media Park 
  
 Jeremy Rozier

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +16

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

88%

45%

Possession Last 10 min

55%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Coen

79'

3 - 19

Penalty Try

67'

3 - 16

Minogue

3 - 9

67'

Half Time

Coen

33'

3 - 9

Wisniewski

3 - 6

30'

Coen

27'

0 - 6

Burrow

25'

0 - 3

Kpoku

13'

0 - 3

Coen

12'

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.3

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Ireland U20

England U20

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Defence Profile

Ireland U20

England U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

67%

64%

3-6 secs

29%

26%

6+ secs

11%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

67'

71'

74'

77'

79'

Ireland U20

England U20

Ireland U20 vs England U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland U20 face off against England U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 1 on Thu 30th January 2025 at Virgin Media Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 21:45 SAST, 08:45 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 06:45 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 11:45 EST in the US.

England U20 won the last encounter but England U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with England U20 in 2nd and Ireland U20 in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Ireland U20 vs England U20 Squads

The official squads for Ireland U20 vs England U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.