Scalps don’t get much bigger than this.
Ireland U20s have managed to upset the odds and score a historic 33-24 victory in the World Rugby U20 Championships.
Nigel Carolan’s boys all but guaranteed their place in the semi-final of the tournament, following up their outstanding opening victory over Grand Slam champions Wales.
The Irish only have Georgia left to play in Pool A before the knockout stages and they will confident heading into the clash as the Kiwis annihilated the minnows 55-0 in their Pool A opener.
Unsurprisingly, Ireland’s stunning performance against the All-Blacks was the talk of the rugby community on Twitter, who heaped praise on the youngsters for their incredible achievement.
Terrific result from the 20's. Huge congrats to all involved.
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) June 11, 2016
What a victory from our Ireland U20's – the first ever over New Zealand! Hugely proud of Nigel Carolan and team #irishrugby #WorldRugbyU20s
— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) June 11, 2016
Sensational stuff from Ireland u20s! Scrum was 👌
— Cian Healy (@ProperChurch) June 11, 2016
Phenomenal result! Congratulations to the @IrishRugby U20s! #WorldRugbyU20s
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) June 11, 2016
Super performance yet again by the @IrishRugby under 20s great Attitude from start to finish! #WorldRugbyU20s
— Sean O'Brien (@SeanOBrien1987) June 11, 2016
Incredible stuff from the 20s boys.. Let's hope for a bit of the same in Newlands!
— Dave Kearney (@kearney_dave) June 11, 2016
That's it, all over! Ireland finish out the game well on top and deserved winners! They defeat NZ 24-33! #Congrats #WorldRugbyU20s #deserved
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) June 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/jerryflannery/status/741641341092925440
Unreal performance by the irish u20's by the sounds of it. Moving house and not having your telly to watch is very annoying. #WorldRugbyU20s
— jj hanrahan (@JjHanrahan) June 11, 2016
Congrats #IrelandU20s on an incredible 33-24 victory over NZ – @adammcburney4, @JacobStockdale & @Joni_mcp all making a huge contribution!
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) June 11, 2016
Irish U20s 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Declan Cusack (@DeclanCusack) June 11, 2016
Historic! Inspirational from Ireland 20s, what a future they have. Aggression, resilience, unity & so much skill. #WorldRugbyU20s
— Trevor Hogan (@TrevHogan) June 11, 2016
Brilliant result from the Ireland U20s. Congrats to all involved. Bring on the next 💪🏼 #WorldRugbyU20s
— Jack ODonoghue (@JackODonoghue8) June 11, 2016
Top performance from @IrishRugby u20s. Congrats to all involved. Now onto senior boys v SA 👍🏻
— James Downey (@jamesdowney23) June 11, 2016
We'll be seeing a lot more of this man in the years to come. #leader #WorldRugbyU20s pic.twitter.com/eYrFkLUlxZ
— Trevor Hogan (@TrevHogan) June 11, 2016
