France with the early possession

Tixeront crashes it up in midfield from the lineout

Back to Barre who kicks long, O'Grady clears it away to touch

Box kick from Coughlan, France secure

Barre gets the match underway for France

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

France u20 and Ireland u20 clash in the opening round of the u20 Six Nations Summer Series in a pool A matchup. The Six Nations sides are joined by South Africa u20 and Georgia u20 and divided into the two pools of four. South Africa and England make up the rest of Pool A.