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.
Paul O'Connell and his Ireland team-mates trained at Queenstown Events Centre earlier today, against the backdrop of the stunning, snow-peaked mountain ranges
Friday saw the Ireland players going through their paces at their first training base in New Zealand, the Queenstown Events Centre. Check out some photos of the morning and afternoon sessions.
Click on the below links to view photos of the Ireland players training in Queenstown: