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Preview: Ireland U20 V Scotland U20

14 Mar 2024

Scotland U20 conclude their 2024 Under-20 Six Nations campaign tomorrow night when they travel to Cork to face Ireland U20 at Virgin Media Park. Kick off is at 7pm GMT and the game is available to watch live on BBC iPlayer.

Scotland's Ruaraidh Hart and Findlay Thomson celebrate Euan McVie’s try during the 2024 Under 20 Six Nations Championship Round 4 between Italy and Scotland in Stadio Monigo, Treviso, Italy Friday, March 8, 2024 (Photo by Matteo Ciambelli / Inpho)

What they said

Head coach Kenny Murray said:

“Being up at half time against Italy proved that we can compete against these teams, but we must give a full 80-minute performance.”

“The small errors we made against them cost us and that’s the reality of international rugby.

“We know Ireland are going to be even tougher this weekend. They are playing to win the title in front of a home crowd, so will pull out all the stops”.

The team

 

The stats

  • Scotland have committed 2+ opposition tacklers from a greater share of their carries than  any other side in the 2024  U20 Six Nations (64%), while only France (4.9) have gained more metres per carry than them in this year’s
    Championship (3.8).
  • No players have made more dominant tackles in the 2024 U20 Six Nations than Scotland duo Euan McVie (6) and Freddie Douglas (5).
  • Scotland Flanker Douglas has won at least five more turnovers than any other player in the U20 Six Nations Championship this year, with 11.

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