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Ireland U20 vs Italy U20 · Six Nations Under-20s

Six Nations Under-20s · 2026Full time
Ireland U20
30–27
Italy U20

Match report

Ireland U20 beat Italy U20 30-27 at Virgin Media Park, Cork in round 2 of the Six Nations Under-20s on Friday, 13 February 2026.

Italy U20 have now lost two in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

6
Ireland U20 wins (86%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Italy U20 wins (14%)

Last 7 meetings, since July 2021

Biggest Ireland U20 win
39–12
25 Feb 2022
Biggest Italy U20 win
15–12
14 Mar 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 18 Jul 2026 · World Championship U20
    Italy U2026
    Ireland U2034
  • 13 Feb 2026 · Six Nations U20
    Ireland U2030
    Italy U2027
  • 14 Mar 2025 · Six Nations U20
    Italy U2015
    Ireland U2012
  • 9 Feb 2024 · Six Nations U20
    Ireland U2023
    Italy U2022
  • 24 Feb 2023 · Six Nations U20
    Italy U2027
    Ireland U2044

Lineups

Avg. age
19.4
Avg. age
19.8

Ireland U20

  1. 1Max Doyle
  2. 2Lee Fitzpatrick
  3. 3Sami Bishti
  4. 4Dylan McNeice
  5. 5Sean Walsh
  6. 6Joe Finn
  7. 7Josh Neill
  8. 8Diarmaid O'Connell
  9. 9Christopher Barrett
  10. 10Tom Wood
  11. 11Daniel Ryan
  12. 12James O'Leary
  13. 13Robert Carney
  14. 14Derry Moloney
  15. 15Noah Byrne
Replacements
  1. 16Rian Handley
  2. 17Christain Foley
  3. 18Blake McClean
  4. 19Ben Blaney
  5. 20Bill Hayes
  6. 21James O'Dwyer
  7. 22Charlie O'Shea
  8. 23Johnny O'Sullivan

Italy U20

  1. 1Christian Brasini
  2. 2Valerio Pelli
  3. 3Luca Trevisan
  4. 4Simone Fardin
  5. 5Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi
  6. 6Antony Italo Miranda
  7. 7Carlo Antonio Bianchi
  8. 8Davide Sette
  9. 9Alessandro Teodosio
  10. 10Francesco Braga
  11. 11Luca Rossi
  12. 12Riccardo Casarin
  13. 13Daniele Coluzzi
  14. 14Malik Faissal
  15. 15Edoardo Vitale
Replacements
  1. 16Jacopo De Rossi
  2. 17Giacomo Messori
  3. 18Leonardo Tosi
  4. 19Jaheim Noel Wilson
  5. 20Marco Spreafichi
  6. 21Nikolaj Varotto
  7. 22Thomas Del Sureto
  8. 23Alessio Scaramazza