Ireland come up short against England in Under-20s World Championship

About this episode

The episode discusses Ireland U20s' defeat against England in the Under-20s World Championship and previews the upcoming test match against Australia.

Ireland U20s began their Under-20s World Championship campaign with defeat in Tbilisi, and it was déjà vu as Toulouse secured another Top14 title.  It’s also the start of an Ireland test week as the build-up to a clash with Australia kicks into gear.  Nathan johns discusses it all with Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan johns

Guests: Gordon D’Arcy, John O’Sullivan

Topics covered

• Under-20s World Championship
• rugby
• Ireland vs England
• Top14 title
• test week
• Australia

Keywords

• Ireland U20s
• England
• rugby
• Toulouse
• Top14
• Australia
• Nathan johns
• Gordon D’Arcy
• John O’Sullivan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ireland U20s, Toulouse, Acast

Places: Ireland, England, Tbilisi

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