Ireland u20 6 nations and world championship 2022

Why are all U20s not on tonight?

Sunday usually tends to be a dead type of day for rugby games. Atmosphere not the same.

I think Culhane has been the most eye-catching, but I don't know that he's been the best player.

Boyle has the hype, and is indeed very good, but I like McGuire. Thought he really stood up in the England game. Campbell I think has been patchy - some great moments, some not-so-great.

Postlethwaite seems to be the real deal.

Yea! It is difficult to assess. Boyle has been good. The pack have been great. Last years were great too!

Ulster do have a gaggle of forward talent to bring in! I really liked Wilson. He looks a fine scrummager. These lads will hopefully be the backbone of Ulster in 4 or 5 years.

Agreed. But someone asked why he wasn't starting for the U20s, and the answer is he started against - and looked very ordinary against - France. So hopefully this last performance is the level he can play at consistently, and he just needed to settle in.

'Cause he was a bloody beast against England.

In fairness to Jackman, he’s a total bluffer. Who does zero preparation and just brings everything back to anecdotes about his playing days or coaching days. He offers little to no actual insight or punditry to the modern game.

Virgin Media have it I think.

Thoughts on Tector throughout this year's Championship? The UK Indo claimed he is one of the five U20 players to be reckoned with in the future, but I've noticed that he has been criticised on this thread a number of times.

Seems unlikely this would be published if he wasn't underage again next year.

https://www.the42.ie/ireland-under-20s-3-5716036-Mar2022/?utm_source=shortlink

Ah that pass was a mile forward.

Scotland as bad as they have been throughout the tournament. Reminds me a bit of the senior team's game against England in 2018 - Grand Slam in the bag before half time.

You really have to ask what the Welsh and Scottish development setups are doing (or not doing) in recent years to be consistently producing teams that are this bad.

Congrats to all involved. Great to see them rewarded

Very well prepared team. It was like watching J4’s against firsts. Fantastic to see the development pathways working so well.

Well done Ireland , great achievement all - same as Seniors, Italy bet Wales , they should have a decent competive team in a couple of years I would think.

Great effort by a truly great team. Very well coached and very cohesive. Each of the last 4 or 5 u20's have been very good.

Of course, how this translates into senior rugby is still to be seen. I would hope these lads all get the chance. Some are already in academies and going into year 2.

Of the lads not in academies, I think Devine is a cert for Connacht. Maybe a couple of others will venture out west.

Ulster have a crop of really top rate talent amongst this crop! Wilson should make the academy as should McLoughlin, MacNabney and MacNamee! Hopefully, Glasgow and Hanlon get the opportunity.

For Leinster, Culhane should be picked up! Tector probably will and Gibbons and Brownlee also.

Of the rest, there's Michel, Mallon, Morrissey and King. Perhaps Leinster take a couple. O'Tighearaigh is just 18! He's likely to do sub academy.

Connacht could pick up some good players.

The future looks bright.