Ireland U20 vs Italy U20 | World Rugby U20 Championship

Ireland U20

Italy U20

Friday 4 Jul 2025

LNER Stadium, Lincoln

Ireland U20

Italy U20

Tries

Oisin Minogue 80'

Mikey Yarr 62'

Piero Gritti 58'

Nelson Casartelli 11'

Conversions

Edoardo Todaro 59'

Penalties

Tom Wood 51'; 24'

Edoardo Todaro 71'; 35';

05:35

Ireland v Italy | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Timeline

End of Second Half

82'

Oisin Minogue

Try

80'

Henry Walker

Out: Mikey Yarr

78'

Matteo Bellotto

Out: Niccolo Beni

73'

Edoardo Todaro

Penalty

71'

Billy Corrigan

Yellow Card

70'

Gianmarco Pietramala

Out: Jules Ducros

67'

Clark Logan

Out: Will Wootton

63'

Mikey Yarr

Try

62'

Riccardo Ioannucci

Out: Alessandro Drago

61'

Oisin Minogue

Out: Bobby Power

61'

Nelson Casartelli

Yellow Card

60'

Sam Wisniewski

Out: Tom Wood

59'

Edoardo Todaro

Conversion

59'

Piero Gritti

Try

58'

Antony Italo Miranda

Out: Carlo Antonio Bianchi

57'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

53'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Out: Nicolo Michele Corvasce

53'

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

Out: Mattia Midena

53'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Nicola Bolognini

53'

Tom McAllister

Out: Alex Mullan

52'

Mikey Yarr

Out: Henry Walker

52'

Billy Bohan

Out: Alex Usanov

52'

Tom Wood

Penalty

51'

Conor Kennelly

Out: Mahon Ronan

48'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Edoardo Todaro

Penalty

35'

Tom Wood

Penalty

24'

Nelson Casartelli

Try

11'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Italy U20

-7

Ireland U20

-42

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

L. Murphy

Ball Carries: 13

Tackles

N. Bolognini

Tackles: 13

Points

E. Todaro

Points: 8

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

355

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

174

Match Information

LNER Stadium, Lincoln

World Rugby U20 Championship

Friday 4 Jul 2025

LNER Stadium, Lincoln

Ireland U20

Italy U20

Tries

Oisin Minogue 80'

Mikey Yarr 62'

Piero Gritti 58'

Nelson Casartelli 11'

Conversions

Edoardo Todaro 59'

Penalties

Tom Wood 51'; 24'

Edoardo Todaro 71'; 35';

Timeline

End of Second Half

82'

Oisin Minogue

Try

80'

Henry Walker

Out: Mikey Yarr

78'

Matteo Bellotto

Out: Niccolo Beni

73'

Edoardo Todaro

Penalty

71'

Billy Corrigan

Yellow Card

70'

Gianmarco Pietramala

Out: Jules Ducros

67'

Clark Logan

Out: Will Wootton

63'

Mikey Yarr

Try

62'

Riccardo Ioannucci

Out: Alessandro Drago

61'

Oisin Minogue

Out: Bobby Power

61'

Nelson Casartelli

Yellow Card

60'

Sam Wisniewski

Out: Tom Wood

59'

Edoardo Todaro

Conversion

59'

Piero Gritti

Try

58'

Antony Italo Miranda

Out: Carlo Antonio Bianchi

57'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

53'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Out: Nicolo Michele Corvasce

53'

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

Out: Mattia Midena

53'

Luca Trevisan

Out: Nicola Bolognini

53'

Tom McAllister

Out: Alex Mullan

52'

Mikey Yarr

Out: Henry Walker

52'

Billy Bohan

Out: Alex Usanov

52'

Tom Wood

Penalty

51'

Conor Kennelly

Out: Mahon Ronan

48'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Edoardo Todaro

Penalty

35'

Tom Wood

Penalty

24'

Nelson Casartelli

Try

11'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries2

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

126

Offload

Metres Gained

410

243

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

125

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

29 Jun 2024

55 - 15

World Rugby U20 Championship

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

Last 1 Meetings

29 Jun 2024

55 - 15

World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Ireland U20

Georgia U20 35 - 28 Ireland U20

29 Jun 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

New Zealand U20 24 - 38 Ireland U20

19 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

England U20 31 - 20 Ireland U20

14 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Australia U20 0 - 0 Ireland U20

9 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 22 - 16 Ireland U20

4 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Italy U20

New Zealand U20 14 - 5 Italy U20

29 Jun 2025 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 13 - 24 Italy U20

19 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Spain U20 28 - 15 Italy U20

14 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 28 - 17 Italy U20

9 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Australia U20 12 - 17 Italy U20

4 Jul 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Alex Usanov

Henry Walker

Alex Mullan

Mahon Ronan

Billy Corrigan

Bobby Power

Eanna McCarthy

Luke Murphy

Will Wootton

Tom Wood

Derry Moloney

Eoghan Smyth

Ciaran Mangan

Paidi Farrell

Charlie Molony

Sergio Pelliccioli

Nicolo Michele Corvasce

Nicola Bolognini

Mattia Midena

Piero Gritti

Giacomo Milano

Carlo Antonio Bianchi

Nelson Casartelli

Niccolo Beni

Roberto Fasti

Jules Ducros

Riccardo Casarin

Federico Zanandrea

Alessandro Drago

Edoardo Todaro

Substitutes

Mikey Yarr

Billy Bohan

Tom McAllister

Conor Kennelly

Oisin Minogue

Clark Logan

Sam Wisniewski

Daniel Green

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Sascha Mistrulli

Luca Trevisan

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

Antony Italo Miranda

Matteo Bellotto

Riccardo Ioannucci

Gianmarco Pietramala

Match Videos

05:35

Ireland v Italy | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Commentary

82’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

81’

Conversion

Ireland U20 go for goal with Sam Wisniewski taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

80’

Try

Ireland U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Oisin Minogue picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

80’

Try assist

Clark Logan sets up the try.

78’

Substitution on

Henry Walker comes on.

78’

Substitution off

Mikey Yarr comes off.

73’

Substitution on

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Matteo Bellotto getting some game time.

73’

Substitution off

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Niccolo Beni being replaced.

71’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Edoardo Todaro has kicked a penalty goal.

70’

Yellow card

Billy Corrigan (Ireland U20) is shown a yellow card

69’

Penalty Goal - Missed Right

Edoardo Todaro takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

67’

Substitution on

Italy U20 make a substitution with Gianmarco Pietramala coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Italy U20 make a substitution with Jules Ducros coming off.

63’

Substitution on

Ireland U20 sub Clark Logan comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Will Wootton departs for Ireland U20.

63’

Conversion

Sam Wisniewski curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

62’

Try

Great hands by Ireland U20 leads to a try for Mikey Yarr

62’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Mikey Yarr goes through the gap.

62’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Will Wootton is finished off with a try.

61’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Riccardo Ioannucci comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Alessandro Drago departs for Italy U20.

61’

Substitution on

Ireland U20 sub Oisin Minogue comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Bobby Power departs for Ireland U20.

60’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Paidi Farrell goes through the gap.

60’

Yellow card

Nelson Casartelli (Italy U20) is shown a yellow card

59’

Substitution on

Sam Wisniewski comes on for Ireland U20.

59’

Substitution off

Tom Wood leaves the field.

59’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Edoardo Todaro kicks the conversion.

58’

Try

The Italy U20 pack has powered over for Piero Gritti to score the try.

57’

Substitution on

Antony Italo Miranda comes on for Italy U20.

57’

Substitution off

Carlo Antonio Bianchi leaves the field.

53’

Substitution on

Sascha Mistrulli comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Sergio Pelliccioli comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Alessio Caiolo-Serra comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Nicolo Michele Corvasce comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Mattia Midena comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Luca Trevisan comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Nicola Bolognini comes off.

52’

Substitution on

Tom McAllister comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Alex Mullan comes off.

52’

Substitution on

Mikey Yarr comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Henry Walker comes off.

52’

Substitution on

Billy Bohan comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Alex Usanov comes off.

51’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Tom Wood does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

48’

Substitution on

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Conor Kennelly getting some game time.

48’

Substitution off

Ireland U20 decide to make a substitution, with Mahon Ronan being replaced.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

35’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Edoardo Todaro has kicked a penalty goal.

30’

Clean break

Trouble here as Jules Ducros breaches the defence.

24’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Tom Wood adds the points for Ireland U20.

12’

Conversion

Roberto Fasti has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

11’

Try

A series of passes by Italy U20 results in a try for Nelson Casartelli

11’

Try assist

Piero Gritti played a key part in that try.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

See All

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Italy U20

-7

Ireland U20

-42

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

L. Murphy

Ball Carries: 13

Tackles

N. Bolognini

Tackles: 13

Points

E. Todaro

Points: 8

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

355

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

174

Match Information

LNER Stadium, Lincoln

World Rugby U20 Championship