Ireland U20 came up just short of an opening day win in the 2014 IRB U20 Junior World Championship in New Zealand with France holding on for a win in a dramatic match. However the losing bonus point keeps Ireland in the hunt for a top four finish.
France (16) 19
TRY: Ivan Roux
CON: Baptiste Serin
PEN: Baptiste Serin (2)
DG: Brandon Fajardo (2)
Ireland (10) 13
TRY: Cian Kelleher
CON: Ross Byrne
PEN: Ross Byrne, Conor McKeon
Ross Byrne got the ball rolling for Ireland with a 6th minute penalty but with France dominating most of the contact areas from early in the game the lead didn’t last long.
A brace of penalties in the next 10 minutes saw Baptiste Serin push the French in front 6 – 3 and 15 minutes later the French scrum-half stepped up to knock over the . . .
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