Ireland U20 ….38
Italy U20 ….….34
ITALY gave Ireland an almighty scare as their 14 men narrowly lost in Donnybrook.
The Azzurrini lost Jacopo Bianchi to a red card after nine minutes, but still ran in five tries and took two losing bonus points from the game.
James McCarthy crossed twice for the Irish in the first half, as the home team ran in four tries to lead 31-12.
However, they had to withstand an almighty comeback before eventually prevailing by four points.
The visitors had made the perfect start with an intercept try from Tommaso Coppo but James McCarthy quickly...