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Ireland U20s pull off an absolutely remarkable comeback and the internet could hardly believe it

Published 20:15 26 Feb 2016 GMT

Updated 20:34 26 Feb 2016 GMT

Darragh Murphy
Ireland U20s pull off an absolutely remarkable comeback and the internet could hardly believe it

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20-6 down after 45 minutes.

Most sides would have wilted but Nigel Carolan's Ireland U20s side are made of sterner stuff and kept England's U20s to a pointless final 35 minutes as they recorded an incredible comeback in Newcastle. Captain James Ryan got the fightback underway as he sneaked over from the openside of a maul to make it a nine-point game. Greg Jones 26/2/2016 Ireland's second try soon followed as Matt Byrne touched down in the corner for a try that was sublimely converted. The momentum was clearly with the away side and Ireland took the lead for the first time when Andrew Porter gave them a 23-20 advantage. Johnny McPhillips with Jack Singleton 26/2/2016 The nail was hammered into the coffin when Stan South was sent off for dangerous play and Brett Connon made no mistake with the penalty as Ireland handed England's U20s their first home defeat since 2010. And the internet was left amazed by the gutsy comeback. https://twitter.com/graememccoy/status/703298777319415813 https://twitter.com/Marty__8/status/703307222672130048 https://twitter.com/emmetrd/status/703307864585199617 https://twitter.com/jamie_stinson/status/703307538813599744 https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/703309136549847044 https://twitter.com/rob_mcnicholas/status/703308419932033024 https://twitter.com/os_brenda/status/703307825938878464 https://twitter.com/pbenson/status/703307445062467585 https://twitter.com/ReidyDeclan/status/703307170025218048 https://twitter.com/ciaranlennon/status/703307314116370433