Ireland Under-20s well beaten by England in semi-final
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Alex Wootton of Munster hails from Macclesfield
Ireland's Under-20 side lost 42-15 to holders England in the Junior World Championship semi-final in Auckland.
The powerful English side charged into a 34-3 lead with tries by Harry Sloan, Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, Howard Packman and Tom Woolstencroft.
Ireland's only score before the break came from a Ross Byrne penalty.
The Irish, though, outscored England 12-8 in the secnod period with their tries being scored by Garry Ringrose and Alex Wootton.
Ringrose, one of Ireland's promising Under-19 players, scored from a superb Byrne grubber kick while Munster winger Wootton finished smartly in the left corner with 12 minutes remaining.
- Published10 June 2014
- Published6 June 2014
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