THE WOLFPUPPIES TOOK a bit snarling bite out of the giants of rugby’s age grade championship this afternoon, storming to an incredible and historic 33 – 24 win over the Baby Blacks.
Here are some of the images from Manchester that go some way to capturing the intensity of the day.
Max Deegan rises high in the line-out
Winger Matt Byrne makes a big thumping hit on Patelesio Tomkinson
Conor O’Brien takes the ball into contact
Shaun Stevenson gets in for a try when New Zealand were going well
The scrum was a never-ending torment for New Zealand
Tomkinson smothered by a ferocious Ireland defence
James Bollard looks back for support after being tackled
Hugo Keenan steps through a tackle and the rain
Adam McBurney has eyes only for forward gains
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