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Irish under-19s beat England in Dubai

Ireland claimed a 17-16 victory over England at the IRB Under-19 World Championship in Dubai after a stunning comeback.

A superb penalty-kicking display from Brian Collins and poor England discipline, meanwhile, helped spur Ireland to victory.

England edged the first half 13-3 but yellow cards for prop Matthew Mullan and full-back David Doherty - briefly reducing their side to 13 players - did not help the cause as Collins landed three successive penalties.

Danny Cipriani, scorer of two first-half penalties, slotted another kick to put England 16-13 clear but Irish pressure eventually told when centre Keith Earls cut a good line for the crucial try six minutes from time.

England's first half try came from skipper and centre Adam Powell.

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