It was an evening of milestones as Ireland romped to a 59-5 victory over Scotland, a win that secured a third Irish Grand Slam in the Under-20 Six Nations Championship, their latest triumph sitting alongside those of 2007 and 2019.
The Cork citadel remains impregnable to visiting teams as no Irish Under-20 team has lost here, the raucous atmosphere created by a capacity 8,000 crowd the perfect acoustic soundtrack as Ireland crossed for nine tries with eight players contributing to that tally. Left wing Fionn Gibbons claimed a brace.
There were a number of firsts to celebrate. Ireland had never previously won a Grand Slam on home soil, nor had they beaten France and England away in their two previous clean sweeps. They scored 29 tries in the five matche …
- March 21, 2022
