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Heartbreak For Ireland U-20s Despite Heroic Fight Back

2019 World Rugby U20 Championship 5th Place Semi-Final, Club Old Resian, Rosario, Argentina 17/6/2019 Ireland's Craig Casey is consoled by his father after the game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Pablo Gasparini

There was late heartbreak for the Ireland U-20s in Argentina as a last minute try gave England victory despite an heroic fight back by the injury ravaged Ireland squad. Tom Willis’ last-minute try ruined the Ireland Under-20s’ final quarter fight-back as England won a titanic World Rugby U-20 Championship play-off 30-23 in awful underfoot conditions in Rosario.