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World Rugby U20 Championship: Seven-try France stun Eire in last to say title

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World Rugby U20 Championship: Seven-try France stun Eire in last to say title

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Fintan Gunne
Eire’s Fintan Gunne scored the opening attempt of the ultimate
France U20 (17) 50
Tries: Ferte 2, Gazzotti, Jouvin, Depoortere, Nouchi, Drouet Cons: Reus 6 Pens: Reus
Ireland U20 (14) 14
Tries: Gunne, Devine Cons: Prendergast 2

Seven-try France produced a devastating second-half efficiency to beat Eire 50-14 within the last of the World Rugby Beneath-20 Championship and win the title for the third consecutive time.

Tries from Fintan Gunne and John Devine noticed Eire lead 7-0 and 14-10 however scores from Mathis Ferte and Marko Gazzotti gave the French a 17-14 half-time benefit.

France turned on the type after the break with Pierre Jouvin, Nicolas Depoortere, Ferte, Lenni Nouchi and Leo Drouet crossing.

Fly-half Hugo Reus continued his fantastic kind within the match by kicking six conversions and a penalty for the winners.

The French turned solely the second group after New Zealand to win the match three consecutive occasions, and so they avenged a Six Nations under-20 Championship loss in Eire this 12 months.

Eire dominated possession within the early phases and opened the scoring within the third minute when scrum half Gunne confirmed pace of thought from a French offside to faucet a penalty and pressure his manner over, by means of the legs of Posolo Tuilagi.

France responded with a sensational attempt on 14 minutes. Baptiste Jauneau was the architect as he made an impressive break down the left hand aspect, timing his go inside to Ferte completely to permit the full-back to get throughout the road and head for the posts to the touch down.

Reus added the extras and eight minutes later he made no mistake with a penalty to place the French forward for the primary time within the recreation.

It was Eire’s flip to reply and so they did so simply after the half hour mark when John Devine took benefit of nice ahead play to gather a go and dive over the road, exhibiting sufficient energy to carry onto ball and floor it properly for his first attempt of the match.

Gazzotti fed off a wonderful drive from the highly effective Posolo Tuilagi to attain and see the French go in 17-14 forward on the break.

The second half quickly turned a massively one-sided encounter after quickfire tries from hooker Jouvin, off the again of a robust maul, and centre Depoortere, who completed properly from a go out large.

Ferte acquired his second attempt of the sport on 69 minutes earlier than the French completed with two extra excellent tries within the last 5 minutes, with captain Nouchi operating in from his personal half and Drouet ending an excellent passing transfer.

It was a disappointing finish to what had been an excellent match for Eire who had been unable to win in what was the nation’s second look on the earth last.

Eire: McErlean; Osborne, Gavin, Devine, Nicholson; Prendergast, Gunne; McCarthy, McCarthy, Foxe; Mangan, O’Tighearnaigh; McNabney, Quinn, Gleeson.

Replacements: Clein, Hadden, Barrett, Irvine, O’Connell, Cawley, Lynch, Berman.

France: Ferte; Drouet, Depoortere, Costes, Attissogbe; Reus, Jauneau; Penverne, Jouvin, Affane; Auradou, Tuilagi; Nouchi, Jegou, Gazzotti.

Replacements: Lacombre, Julien, Duchene, Liufau, Castro Ferreira, Carbonneau, Mathiron, Mondinat.

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