IT DOESN'T GET CLOSER... | England v Ireland | World Rugby U20 Championship

In what turned out to be an incredible first day of U20 action, England and Ireland played out what turned into an absolute classic encounter.
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[@DreamteamsLeader]

Thank you for these fantastic highlight clips! Enjoying them thoroughly as I missed the first week!

[@fiachrabrowne8299]

I am shocked by the number of missed conversions by Ireland!

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

Wind was fairly high. The Welsh, fly half, who was the top scorer in this last 6 nations, also struggled. Hopefully it's just, first world cup game jitters.

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@ocodeskamcdbsmI'd say, more not being able to handle the pressure of the biggest game in his life, more than the wind. He was missing sitters. Ireland are well known for crumbling under the extreme pressure of a tournament format.

[@peterincork3121]

@@JaemanEdwards Prendergast is a far better player than what you are suggesting, and certainly he was outstanding in the U20 6N. He's already made his debut for the Leinster Senior team in the URC, and is tipped to be the next Sexton.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@peterincork3121 Was it him that cost Leinster that final ?

[@peterincork3121]

@@JaemanEdwards No that was Byrne.

[@fintanlawton9502]

That was some game of rugby fairplay to all the young lads involved the future looks bright for both countries

[@Camcolito]

What a game, some really beautiful slick tries from both teams.

[@issimondias]

Great game, bags of effort and skill from both teams.

[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

What a match,what a brilliant tries!!🎉

[@BirdsfromHuntingdon]

great game both sides!

[@thabisondlovu232]

What a match!!

[@rossgeography]

WOW - something else

[@cesarvilla7681]

Really high level this teams

[@johnmc3862]

Great game.

[@Seanc74]

Fair play to both teams. Just goes to show how tough it can be not only to win but to hold onto a draw….

[@JaemanEdwards]

Should have been a clear win for Ireland, but they have a shocking goal kicker. He couldn't even nail the easy kicks.

[@Seanc74]

@@JaemanEdwards can be tough.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@Seanc74 Yeah, the intense pressure of a tournament format, can be hard to handle. This is the biggest game of these young players lives.

[@Seanc74]

@@JaemanEdwards very true. I remember Bukayo Saka ,although a different sport and probably even more pressure from a it being the final of the Euro”s missing England”s final pen. After that I wondered if he felt the weight of an Elephant on his shoulders even though he wasn’t the only player to miss…

[@obaraabraham9934]

Beautiful Irish handling.

[@DrTàngʻ]

Great game

[@liamholmes9169]

Really pleased that they know what they are doing.

[@davecoz4227]

Cousins?

[@Mojo16011973]

Both teams were disappointed not to win, glad to have not lost, and happy to get a BP draw.

[@JaemanEdwards]

One team was definitely more disappointed than the other lucky team.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@JaemanEdwards6 tries to 4. Penalties. Missed conversions. One team was definitely lucky to scrape a draw.

[@Muesli711]

Some big units in the English pack, thought the Irish pack did very well

[@harryocallaghan8082]

The Irish pack is actually bigger

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@harryocallaghan8082Where did you see the stats on this?

[@agustinenzoa4447]

so many African players in the english squad!! a multicolor team indeed.

[@georgekiblor8240]

I’d love to slide into that mud corner 😍

[@fitzerelli1]

The red haired player for England was was lucky not to see red as well, Good match

[@WhatTheFunK.]

Hope the u20s enjoyed Cape Town, please to have you

[@gerardglines2566]

Line out was diabolical

[@MKRM27]

The line out throwing was indeed poor

[@markdrea7563]

Terrible messing on the line out and a load of mistackles in one of the English tries a draw is better than defeat

[@alanle1471]

Paarl is a great rugby cradle of Springboks.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Who are the current Springboks that came from Paarl ?

[@DavyBrando]

@@JaemanEdwards From Paarl Gimnasium: Handre Pollard. From Paarl Boys’ High: Evan Roos, Frans Malherbe and Thomas du Toit.

[@JaemanEdwards]

​​​​​​​​​@@DavyBrandoOh that's right. Paarl has two traditional rugby schools. I'm a Kiwi, but I have watched quite a few schoolboy games between South African and New Zealand schools. Most I've seen, have Sth Africa winning. They have a great reputation in world 1st xv rugby. The NZ schools I've seen though, are not the best rugby schools in the country. Never any of the top Auckland schools, or the best school, Hamilton Boys high, who beat Greys College last year at the World Schools festival. The Saffa boys are always good though. Thanks for the info. I always am interested in what school international players come from. Especially NZ and Saffa players. The two most successful rugby nations in history, will always have the best schoolboy rugby systems. My interest in 1st xv rugby comes from my own schoolboy days. I went to St. Stephens, a now defunct maori boys boarding school. We were renowned around the country for our rugby, and we're always one of the best first fifteens in NZ. , winning the the Top Four 1st xv competition multiple times. I was lucky enough to win one of these. Auckland Grammar, Kelston Boys high, Mt. Albert Grammar, and Jonah Lomu's school, Wesley College, were the other top schools. We had no grammar, boys high, or college in front of our name like all of the other teams. We were simply known as St. Stephens. And our genetic make up made us unique. We also featured prominently in the national U15 tournament as well. I won one of those too. The one I played in had 12 of the best rugby schools in the country. It contained three future All Blacks. Two would go on to become All Black legends. For a school of 400 maori boys, we had 13 teams. Rugby was everything.

[@Papoose316]

Ingerlund just lacking a bit of composure with their defence when ahead. That’s the breaks

[@harshbutfair8993]

As for the commentator's cousins comment, it unsurprisingly drew negative response from my fellow Irishmen. While it's true we wouldn't be saying that in the Northern Hemisphere, the reality is it's true, us irish have been emigrating to England for centuries, they've blended in, changed names even at times. There was a DNA study done a few years back showing every English region had more input in the last 5 centuries from Ireland than it did from specific regions of England. Also in regard to the plantations of Ireland, though the planters largely didn't mingle for a long time, over the past century that's changed and though I have no known English ancestry myself, I have a decent few relatives who do have some Anglo-Irish ancestry. Also though the English are clearly more Germanic than other parts of Britain and Ireland, they still have a lot of native British (Pre Anglo Saxon) ancestry, again according to DNA studies. So, yeah that term cousins might draw a gasp from us Irish, but genetically at least it's true, if he had said brothers that would have been a stretch though 😅

[@ryanfolscher1209]

There playing on my school field, lucky Paarl Gim

[@FernandPerson]

Amazing hands from Ireland players... What awarded them a red card ?

[@DJCam87]

I don’t want to be picky in a game that seems very well contested but that last Ireland try would never stand in a men’s game…you can run the dummy line but you can’t make contact with a player 😮 personally think Ireland should have won this though as they look quality to be fair

[@cathalsheehan9596]

It would because no ref is going to penalize that for obstruction as the tackler is too far away from the reciever.

[@DJCam87]

@@cathalsheehan9596 I’m only going off the times I’ve seen it called in international competition but we can agree to disagree 👍🏿

[@cathalsheehan9596]

@@DJCam87 It's penalized when the ball carrier was close to the dummy runner. In this scenario the tackler is too far away from the ball carrier for the dummy runner to have made any difference (The English tackler didn't even appeal, he knew himself that the dummy runner made little difference in stopping the tackle). Its the same in test rugby, referees want fast/watchable matches, they don't want to be blowing their whistle every 2 seconds so are likely to let things like this slide unless they are blatantly obvious.

[@ardakolimsky7107]

England and Ireland are certainly not cousins.

[@JaemanEdwards]

I worked that out when I saw the Irish double cross the English in Braveheart

[@ardakolimsky7107]

@@JaemanEdwards 😁😁

[@alanle1471]

If Ireland had not missed so many conversions they would have won.

[@IanJackson-wy5dc]

Yes. If they scored more points and England didn’t they would have won.

[@coetzee8522]

Also if they scored more tries

[@alanle1471]

@@coetzee8522 How many tries did Ireland score versus England?

[@user-is9of]

Ireland were far better ref gave England two free tries and missed an obvious yellow card on england

[@Analytical2000]

Ireland scored 6 tries against England's 4 tries. They converted 2 out of their 6 conversions, while England converted all their conversions. Ireland's indiscipline undone them with England scoring two penalties and a penalty try. Not to mention the yellow and red card, although England also had a yellow card.

[@smilesryan]

Englands Cousins Ireland, are from a different region/ family!

[@ericmorgan2241]

where is fiji vs aus?!

[@croissants1280]

they only show the good teams

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

​@@croissants1280that's a shite comment to make

[@Karma-qt4ji]

@@croissants1280 You need to provide some lubricant with that comment mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnmc3862]

The southern hemisphere.

[@gerardodwyer5908]

Baffling to think Ireland under 20s don't have a reliable kicker. Maybe an off day. The "cousins" reference was hilarious. The Irish word for "English" is Sasanaigh (Saxon), or German. Gaelic Ireland ain't German. As for England being Anglo Saxon, above my pay grade. Best to as the Windsors, members of that wonderful dynasty the Hanoverian House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

[@johnhanson5943]

I come from Yorkshire. Ex Danelaw. Dublin was also a Scandinavian city. Remember also the large Celtic contingent in parts of England and the UK. So, you might not like it - and it might not therefore be hilarious - but it’s true - we’re related. We even used to be in the same country for a few centuries. Ha ha ha!

[@cathalsheehan9596]

It was an off day for the 10, I wonder was Prendergast carrying a knock or something because he didn't seem himself in his kicking game.

[@hc8299]

Ireland will be very very disappointed with that preformance hard to see them as bad again

[@101MIGHTYJOE]

The pitch suited the English better. During the 6 nations we played on a 4g pitch and were able to keep the ball in play much more but good learning and still have high expectations

[@hc8299]

@@101MIGHTYJOE hopefully pitch won’t be as bad on Thursday, we’re the best team from what I’ve seen based on the six nations and what I’ve seen from the others so far in the tournament

[@jmo8934]

Well we’ll see on Thurs against Oz. The basics let us down. Scrum, lineout and place kicking. Without fixing those issues we won’t get too far.

[@hc8299]

@@jmo8934 all quick fixes, I’d be shocked if they don’t improve

[@jmo8934]

@@hc8299 Place kicking and line out I would say yes. Scrum I’m not so sure. We have struggled at U20 and senior level for a little while now in it. Some games you’re almost resigned to a penalty once a scrum is called. But hopefully they pull something out of the bag on it.

[@TineBeo]

'England have kissed their cousins, Ireland for a draw' Are you for real commentator? Our Celtic cousins are Scotland Wales and Cornwall. England aren't even related by marriage.

[@JackN13_]

Who cares

[@TineBeo]

@@JackN13_ 70 million Irish passport holders

[@meab12]

Ce nach dtaithníonn sé leat, a Sheamuisín a dhearthair, is gaolta linn íad. Tá sé lé feiceáil san dna. Is scannán é Braveheart. Ní clár fáisnéise é

[@TineBeo]

@@meab12 Níl sé le feiceail san DNA! A Meabhín.. Tá níos mo gaol againn le Bascaigh na Sasanaigh.

[@meab12]

@@TineBeo go deimhin tá , a Sheamuisín, eirigh as do chuid shitáil. Tá muid ag meascadh le na Sasanaigh le fada an lá. Tá nasc idir an tÉireanneach agus an Bascach, ach sin é a bhfuil ann. Tháinig na Ceiltigh ón nGearmáin, an Elvéis, an Ostair agus an Fhrainc sa gcéad lá riamh

[@matiasaguilera1759]

4:00 Number 20 green obstruct the english defender. It shouldn't have been try

[@ruod5921]

🤡🤡

[@BogalaSawundiris]

Come out ye Black and Tans .....

[@fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186]

5:34 England ? Ireland ? Cousins ? 😂😂

[@MrRugbylane]

It from a quote after Lions drawn series v All Blacks in 2017. When a player wss asked how he felt he said a draw was like "Kissing my sister" haha so this is what he's referring to

[@Wavelover33]

Ireland should have beat England but England should’ve won

[@chuck9960]

Jesus, the Irish 10 is absolutely useless.

[@Teesroad]

Usually his kicking is better than that, at his best, he is probably the best player in that team.

[@DillonNugent9]

He's actually class Hopefully sexton Regen but he was woeful today

[@aidanmasterson50]

Uncharacteristically inaccurate from the boot.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Just a typical Irish player. At the big show, they always crumble under pressure.

[@aidanmasterson50]

@@JaemanEdwards This comment after just the first game. Clueless you didn’t see them winning two grand slams back to back then. Yeah typical.

[@fabmanly1070]

A disgraceful field condition.

[@markwarmington4729]

Poor English winger getting his kit all dirty scoring tries...

[@georgesweeney4171]

Typical 6 nations rivelry in a world cup beat the heads off each other and the useless when you meat southern hemisphere teams in 😂😂😢😢

[@JaemanEdwards]

France have kicked all the Southern Hemisphere teams in the past few U20 World Championships. So you must be an ignorant fool.

[@knoll9812]

Those days are going

[@JackN13_]

​@@knoll9812lol we'll see

[@Stevenbfg]

New Zealand only beat Wales by a point and South Africa were held very close by Georgia. Lets see what happens when these sides meet Ireland, England and France. The latter won the last two U20 world cups.

[@paulwalsh598]

The last 2 days have not been kind to this silly prediction.

[@Winnepausakee]

Just watched 10 minutes of New Zealand vs British Lions 2nd Test in 1971. Much more action in the match then in these highlights; much more ball skill in those 10 minutes than the bash the ball over here. The once beautiful game that was rugby, involving athletes ( amateur) having to be fit for full 80 minutes has devolved to throwing bigger bodies at bigger bodies (who can be substituted for when weary) and less attention to creation of space. The flow of these "highlights" ie the best parts of the game, are to my eye boring. Why anyone would rish their bodies (even lives...underreported 22 deaths in last 4 years) is beyond me. It might be the pay check, but then, the paycheck I submit is part of the decline and spirit of a once beautiful game.

[@22grena]

Ireland 34 AngloAfrica 34

[@DillonNugent9]

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[@JaemanEdwards]

The lack of coloured players will always be a disadvantage for Ireland. The same goes for Fiji with their lack of white players. This is a scientific fact. Every team who have won world cups, have a mix of ethnicities.

[@harshbutfair8993]

Good point, hopefully we will have some of our Nigerian Irish boys come through in rugby over the coming years.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@harshbutfair8993 I guess you do have Bundee Aki who is Samoan and James Lowe who is Maori.

[@harshbutfair8993]

Anti Irish Jaemon Edwards meet anti anyone who isn't Gaelic Irish being labelled Irish 22greena. You two have probably more in common than you think.

[@AlbionTarkhan]

Love the under 20 scrums. They haven’t learned how to cheat yet