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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 625168" data-attributes="member: 13611">England u20 33 - 9 Ireland u20England were far more clinical than Ireland and deserved their win even if the scoreline flattered them. The away team had a lot of possession in and around their opponent&#039;s 22 but lacked composure.Being a one-eyed Paddy, I only really took note of the Irish performances. Peter Dooley was excellent, Ross Byrne looked very composed, Peter Robb trucked it up well and Adam Byrne showed flashes of ability in attack.The scrum was top notch for the second time in three games. I&#039;m guessing the Welsh scrum is ridiculously strong.&nbsp;I don&#039;t like criticizing age-grade players by name so won&#039;t go down&nbsp; that route but it&#039;s fair to say a couple of players weren&#039;t great. I don&#039;t think this is a particularly strong Ireland age group and would like to see some players brought into the team. Sean O&#039;Hagan (at 12) and Billy Dardis (at 15) could add an attacking dimension that&#039;s missing. In the pack I think Rory Moloney has the ability to go further and as such, fast tracking him into the backrow could have better long term implications for him than persisting with guys who may peak at u20 level. Maybe a team like this could be tried in the interest of developing more options ahead of the JWC?:Billy Dardis, Adam Byrne, Harrison Brewer, Sean O&#039;Hagan, David Busby, Ross Byrne, Jack Cullen, Peter Dooley, Max Abbott, Rory Burke, Sean O&#039;Brien, Ross Molony, Dan Leavy, Rory Moloney, Jack O&#039;Donoghue</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 625168, member: 13611"] England u20 33 - 9 Ireland u20 England were far more clinical than Ireland and deserved their win even if the scoreline flattered them. The away team had a lot of possession in and around their opponent's 22 but lacked composure. Being a one-eyed Paddy, I only really took note of the Irish performances. Peter Dooley was excellent, Ross Byrne looked very composed, Peter Robb trucked it up well and Adam Byrne showed flashes of ability in attack.The scrum was top notch for the second time in three games. I'm guessing the Welsh scrum is ridiculously strong. I don't like criticizing age-grade players by name so won't go down that route but it's fair to say a couple of players weren't great. I don't think this is a particularly strong Ireland age group and would like to see some players brought into the team. Sean O'Hagan (at 12) and Billy Dardis (at 15) could add an attacking dimension that's missing. In the pack I think Rory Moloney has the ability to go further and as such, fast tracking him into the backrow could have better long term implications for him than persisting with guys who may peak at u20 level. Maybe a team like this could be tried in the interest of developing more options ahead of the JWC?: Billy Dardis, Adam Byrne, Harrison Brewer, Sean O'Hagan, David Busby, Ross Byrne, Jack Cullen, Peter Dooley, Max Abbott, Rory Burke, Sean O'Brien, Ross Molony, Dan Leavy, Rory Moloney, Jack O'Donoghue [/QUOTE]

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