France matched a record and settled a score as they crushed Ireland to win the World U20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Friday.
The French became only the second team after New Zealand to win the tournament three consecutive times with a convincing 50-14 win, and they avenged a Six Nations U20 Championship loss in Ireland this year.
“It was an incredible performance and it will take some time to realise that we are world champions again,” France captain and flanker Lenni Nouchi toldIreland skipper and hooker Gus McCarthy admitted that his side “struggled in the lineouts, but I am proud of the boys. All credit to a great French team.”
The Irish suffered what proved a huge blow just before the break when prop Paddy McCarthy was yellow-carded.France took advantage of the numerical advantage to score early second-half tries from hooker Pierre Jouvin and centre Nicolas Depoortere with flyhalf Hugo Reus converting both. France were masters at turning defence into attack and as Ireland faded in the closing stages, the champions scored three more tries.
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