Ireland 26-0 Scotland
TRIES FROM SHANE Layden, Luke McGrath and Jack Conan ensured Ireland Under-20s gained a straightforward victory over Scotland at Dubarry Park this evening.
Ireland led at the break, courtesy of an impressive Layden try, in addition to a Paddy Jackson penalty.
They then wrapped up their win in the second period, with tries from McGrath and Conan, while Jackson also added to his points tally.
IRELAND U-20: Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht); Conor Finn (Buccaneers/Connacht), Chris Farrell (Dungannon/Ulster), JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster), Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster); Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) (capt), Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster); Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch/Ulster), James Rael (Garryowen/Munster), Peter Reilly (Lansdowne/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster), Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht), Conor Gilsenan (UCD/Leinster), Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht), Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster).Replacements: Callum O’Connell (Galwegians/Connacht), Des Merrey (Clontarf/Leinster), Jake Cawley (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Leinster), Jordan Coghlan (UCD/Leinster), Kieron Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht), Cathal Marsh (Dublin University/Leinster), Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster).
SCOTLAND U-20: Tommy Allan (Western Province); Jamie Farndale (Edinburgh/Edinburgh Accies), Mark Bennett (Clermont Auvergne), Finn Russell (Falkirk), Michael Crawley (Boroughmuir); Harry Leonard (Edinburgh), Matt Torrance (Ospreys); Robin Hislop (Edinburgh), George Turner (Edinburgh/Stewart’s Melville), Alex Allan (Loughborough Students), Andrew Redmayne (Dundee HSFP), Jonny Gray (Hamilton), Mitch Eadie (Bristol), Will Bordill (Sale Sharks), Jamie Swanson (Boroughmuir).
Replacements: Russell Anderson (Gala), Gavin Robertson (Dundee HSFP), Adam Sinclair (Stirling County), Callum Reid (Edinburgh Accies), Jamie Bhatti (Stirling County), Murray McConnell (Glasgow Warriors/Ayr), Tom Steven (Glasgow Hawks), Robbie Fergusson (Ayr).
