Ireland U20

33 - 31

Full Time

France U20

France U20 vs Ireland U20

Events

Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Hugo Auradou comes on.

78'

Bastien Chinarro comes off.

78'

Penalty Goal

Sam Prendergast kicks the penalty.

77'

The penalty goal is on its way from Sam Prendergast but it runs out gas over the last few metres, falling short.

75'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Mathis Castro getting some game time.

74'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Oscar Jegou being replaced.

74'

Conversion

Hugo Reus has kicked a conversion.

73'

Try

A series of passes by France U20 results in a try for Enzo Benmegal

72'

A gap opened in the defence and Enzo Benmegal took full advantage.

72'

Hugo Reus played a key part in that try.

72'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Maino Pakihivatau getting some game time.

71'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Zaccharie Affane being replaced.

71'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Tabarot getting some game time.

71'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Louis Penverne being replaced.

71'

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Fiachna Barrett getting some game time.

70'

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Paddy McCarthy being replaced.

70'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast has kicked a conversion.

70'

Try

Brian Gleeson scores the try from close range.

69'

France U20 make a substitution with Bastien Chinarro coming on.

65'

France U20 make a substitution with Hugo Auradou coming off.

65'

Ireland U20 sub Ruadhan Quinn comes onto the field.

63'

George Morris departs for Ireland U20.

63'

Hugo Reus hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

62'

Try

France U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Lenni Nouchi touching down.

61'

Mathis Ferte comes on for France U20.

59'

Louis Bielle-Biarrey leaves the field.

59'

Hugo Reus has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

59'

Try

Great hands by France U20 leads to a try for Theo Attissogbe

58'

The defensive line has been broken as Theo Attissogbe goes through the gap.

58'

Nicolas Depoortere played a key part in that try.

58'

Yellow Card

Diarmuid Mangan (Ireland U20) is shown a yellow card

58'

Evan O'Connell comes on for Ireland U20.

56'

Conor O'Tighearnaigh leaves the field.

56'

George Morris comes on for Ireland U20.

56'

Ruadhan Quinn leaves the field.

56'

What a run here by Brian Gleeson as they get over the gainline!

56'

Gus McCarthy comes on for Ireland U20.

55'

Danny Sheahan leaves the field.

55'

Yellow Card

George Hadden (Ireland U20) is shown a yellow card

52'

Hugo Reus comes on.

50'

Tom Raffy comes off.

50'

Tom Raffy can consider themself unlucky as they see the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

47'

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Danny Sheahan getting some game time.

47'

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Gus McCarthy being replaced.

47'

Penalty Goal

Sam Prendergast kicks the penalty.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

France U20 sub Thomas Lacombre comes onto the field.

40'

Barnabe Massa departs for France U20.

40'

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

40'

Fabulous play by Ireland U20 has led to Diarmuid Mangan being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Fabulous play by France U20 has led to Louis Penverne being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Yellow Card

Lenni Nouchi (France U20) is shown a yellow card

38'

Conversion

Tom Raffy does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35'

Try

The France U20 maul pushes over the tryline as Brent Liufau scores.

34'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Hugh Gavin scores from close range.

29'

Spellbinding play by Sam Prendergast is finished off with a try.

29'

Yellow Card

Zaccharie Affane (France U20) is shown a yellow card

29'

Penalty Goal

Sam Prendergast adds the points for Ireland U20.

24'

Conversion

Tom Raffy converts the try.

19'

Try

France U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Hugo Auradou picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

18'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast converts the try.

13'

Try

Paddy McCarthy scores the try from close range.

12'

Penalty Goal

Sam Prendergast makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

10'

The defensive line has been broken as Theo Attissogbe goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Ireland U20 v France U20 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Fri 10th February 2023, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Virgin Media Park

Points Flow Chart

Ireland U20 win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

75%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

54%

Possession Last 10 min

46%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Prendergast

33 - 31

77'

Reus

73'

30 - 31

Benmegal

72'

30 - 29

Prendergast

30 - 24

70'

Gleeson

28 - 24

69'

Nouchi

61'

23 - 24

Attissogbe

58'

23 - 19

Mangan

23 - 14

58'

Hadden

23 - 14

52'

Prendergast

23 - 14

42'

Half Time

Nouchi

38'

20 - 14

Raffy

35'

20 - 14

Liufau

34'

20 - 12

Prendergast

20 - 7

30'

Gavin

18 - 7

29'

Affane

29'

13 - 7

Prendergast

13 - 7

24'

Raffy

19'

10 - 7

Auradou

18'

10 - 5

Prendergast

10 - 0

13'

McCarthy

8 - 0

12'

Prendergast

3 - 0

10'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Attack Profile

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Ireland U20 vs France U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland U20 face off against France U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 2 on Fri 10th February 2023 at Virgin Media Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with France U20 in 1st and Ireland U20 in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Ireland U20 vs France U20 Squads

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