Ireland pulled clear of hosts Canada with four tries in the closing half hour as they earned a 40-14 victory at the BMO Stadium on Saturday night. Check out some photos from the Toronto tussle.
The Ireland Under-20 team, sponsored by PwC, to face tournament hosts France in Tuesday's 5th-8th place play-off at the IRB Junior World Championship has been named.
Fergus McFadden's desire to play international rugby on a regular basis was encapsulated by his last-minute try against Canada. The game was well won but Ireland wanted a sixth and final try and the in-form winger was only too happy to deliver, taking Paul Marshall's pass off a scrum and handing off Sean White to crash over in the left corner.
Ireland bid farewell to the 2013 international season with a runaway victory over Canada, with a new captain and interim head coach presiding over a successful summer tour which saw six players make the step up to Test rugby.
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After three pool matches in Vannes, the Ireland Under-20s have moved base to Les Sables-d'Olonne for the IRB Junior World Championship play-offs. A win over host nation France tonight would give them a shot at finishing fifth overall next Sunday.
The British & Irish Lions paid the price for a flat, error-strewn performance as the ACT Brumbies claimed a famous 14-12 win over the tourists at Canberra Stadium.
Ireland pulled clear of hosts Canada with four tries in the closing half hour as they earned a 40-14 victory at the BMO Stadium on Saturday night. Check out some photos from the Toronto tussle.
The Ireland Under-20 team, sponsored by PwC, to face tournament hosts France in Tuesday's 5th-8th place play-off at the IRB Junior World Championship has been named.
Fergus McFadden's desire to play international rugby on a regular basis was encapsulated by his last-minute try against Canada. The game was well won but Ireland wanted a sixth and final try and the in-form winger was only too happy to deliver, taking Paul Marshall's pass off a scrum and handing off Sean White to crash over in the left corner.
Ireland bid farewell to the 2013 international season with a runaway victory over Canada, with a new captain and interim head coach presiding over a successful summer tour which saw six players make the step up to Test rugby.
Ian Keatley touched down twice and converted all six of Emerging Ireland's tries as they claimed a 42-33 bonus point win over Uruguay to finish as runners-up in the IRB Tbilisi Cup competition.
Fergus McFadden completed his hat-trick of tries in injury-time as Ireland brought their international season to a close with a satisfying 40-14 win over Canada on Saturday night.
The Emerging Ireland squad face their third match in the space of nine days as they look to sign off at the IRB Tbilisi Cup with a solid performance and victory over their Uruguayan opponents.
Toronto's BMO Stadium will play host to Ireland's final summer tour match when they meet Canada for the first time in four years. You can keep up-to-date with tonight's Test via our O2 MatchDay Live service right here on IrishRugby.ie.
