2023 World Rugby U20 Championship

[MiketheSnow]

Great patience from Ireland

Could easily have been a YC against France

Ireland 14 - 10 France
32 mins

[MiketheSnow]

France are in after a kick receive fumble from Ireland

Ireland 14 - 17 France
34 mins

[MiketheSnow]

France on top at the maul

Irish sent to the bin

[MiketheSnow]

That must be obstruction

[MiketheSnow]

Clever, but too clever

No try

Waste from France

[MiketheSnow]

Great first half

France should have had breathing distance

Ireland 14 - 17 France
Halftime

[MiketheSnow]

France have turned the game on its head with two quick tries at the start of the second half with the Irish still down to 14

Ireland 14 - 31 France
51 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Can't see Ireland coming back from this

French 9 MOTM already

Player of the Tournament for me

[MiketheSnow]

That's it

France like the tide

You can't stop it

But should have been disallowed for leading forearm into contact by the try scorer

Ireland 14 - 36 France
70 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Try for the ages

Blindside goes the distance

Ireland 14 - 43 France
75 mins

[MiketheSnow]

France romping home

Ireland 14 - 50 France
Full time

Great performance

[Billy Tell]

French U20 seriously impressive. Their 9 looks a star to me.

[game_film]

They ain’t playing. Everyone playing for second at U20 and at the RWC.

[Canes4life]

Jeez looks like France are becoming the new ABs. Will winning a WC on their home turf be the start of a World Rugby dominance for the next wee while?

[NTA]

Most annoying thing for me: the South African commentator pronouncing it "Prendergrast"

[NTA]

Ref in the final was shit. I enjoyed the Irish whinging but could see where they were coming from at points

[NTA]

Ireland are grubs.

[MiketheSnow]

He missed some very obvious things that halted Irish momentum

But France were by far the better team

They had Plan A and Plan B

That's why they won

Once the Irish fancy passing didn't work they didn't have an alternative

[profitius]

France steamrolled England and Ireland in the second half of both matches. Their fitness is on another level to every other team at that level. They've a different setup where players are ready for top 14 rugby at a young age.

Only England could potentially close that gap imo but they've fallen behind the French for now. France could, should, dominate this tournament for the foreseeable future.

[Stargazer]

Not mentioned yet, I think, but Japan finished last and drops down to next year's WR U20 Trophy.

The 2023 WR U20 Trophy is currently being played for, with the winner earning promotion to next year's WR U20 Championship.

First round U20 Trophy results:
Scotland 64 - 33 Zimbabwe
Samoa 34 - 25 Kenya
Uruguay 33 - 31 USA
Spain 53 - 0 Hong Kong

Scotland - relegated from the previous U20 Championship - should be the favourites to win the Trophy. That would be a reverse swap from the previous promotion/relegation.