Ireland national under-20 rugby union team
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| Union | Irish Rugby Football Union | |
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| Nickname(s) | Wolfpuppies | |
| Emblem(s) | Shamrock | |
| Ground(s) | Dubarry Park, Athlone, Leinster | |
| Coach(es) | Niall Carolan | |
| Most caps | Dominic Ryan (20) Iain Henderson (20) |
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| Top scorer | James McKinney (125) | |
| Most tries | Andrew Conway (14) | |
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| First international | ||
 Ireland 9–17 Argentina  (6 June 2008) |
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| Largest win | ||
Ireland 51–3 Fiji  (9 June 2014) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
 New Zealand 65-10 Ireland (10 June 2008) |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2008) | |
| Best result | 4th, 2014 | |
The Ireland under 20 rugby team was formed in 2006. In 2007, they won the Grand Slam at the Six Nations Under 20s Championship. The current coach of the team is Mike Ruddock.
Current squad
Ireland Under-20s squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]
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Management
- Niall Carolan - Head Coach
- Hendrik Kruger - Team Manager
- John Fogarty - Assistant Coach
- Colin McEntee - Assistant Coach
- Garrett Coughlan - Physiotherapist
- Will Duggan - Team Doctor
- Brian Devitt - Team Doctor
- Gareth Rossi - Massage Therapist
- Lar Hogan - Baggage Master
- Jim Herring - Video Analyst
- Eamonn Flanagan - Strength & Conditioning
- Nigel Stanley - GPS
Overall Record
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| France | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 45.5 |
| England | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 30.8 |
| Scotland | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 76.9 |
| Wales | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 33.3 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Overall | 79 | 41 | 2 | 36 | 51.9 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Ireland U-20 Squad at Irish Rugby.ie
