A fourth successive win and a Triple Crown are within reach for the Ireland Under-20s (sponsored by PwC), who close out their Six Nations campaign against Scotland at Virgin Media Park in Cork on Sunday (kick-off 3.15 pm). A five-point gap and a vastly inferior score difference mean it is highly unlikely Ireland will be able to topple pace-setters France in the U20 Championship standings, but three victories on the bounce represent significant progress since that opening round defeat to the French in Perpignan on February 7th. Ireland have won their last ten Under-20 Men’s Six Nations matches against Scotland, scoring 5+ tries in each of their last six and have won 14 of their previous 16 U-20 Six Nations matches at Virgin Media Park.
There are two Connacht players in the Ireland U20 team, and both are from the Corinthians club. No 8 Diarmuid O'Connell scored one of the 7 tries Ireland scored in the 48-33 win over Wales last time out, while winger Daniel Ryan was Man-of-the-Match in that game, scoring two tries to round off an impressive display. The former Leinster Schools' star joined Connacht this season as part of their Academy, and he has been looking forward to Sunday's game against Scotland...
