By Sam Jackson

Ireland.................48pts
Tries: Ryan 14, 54; Neill 20, O’Connell 23, Barrett 35, Fitzpatrick 40, Maguire 66 Conversions: Wood 21, 24, 36, O’Shea 55, 67 Penalty: O’Shea 72

Wales ................... 33pts
Tries: Howe 3, Bowen 6, 70; James 49, 58 Conversions: Lucas 7; Leggatt-Jones 50, 58, 71
Ireland Under-20s proved too strong for Wales in an entertaining affair at Virgin Media Park in Cork, ending the visitors’ hopes of claiming their first win on Irish soil in eight years.
The Irish have bounced back from a dismal 2025, which saw them pick up the wooden spoon and lang...