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Kendellen carries Ireland over the line

By CORMAC ROONEY

Italy ........................23
Ireland....................30
IRELAND U20 head coach Richie Murphy heaped praise on captain Alex Kendellen for inspiring a second-half resurgence against Italy.
Just as they had run France close in Round 2, Italy dealt a huge scare to the reigning champions with Simone Gesi, Tommaso di Bartolomeo and Leonardo Marin all crossing in the first half to take the Azzurrini to a 23-12 lead at half-time.
But No.8 Kendellen forged the way to victory by adding two tries of his own to earlier scores from hooker Eoin de Buitlear and George Sanders...

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