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Ireland U20s snatch draw against England with late try

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England U20 32-32 Ireland U20 Ireland's hopes of a third successive U20 Six Nations Grand Slam title are over, but Richie Murphy's side can still retain the championship, after a dramatic 32-32 draw away to England.Luke Murphy's try in the final play of the game, which was converted by replacement Sean Naughton, saw the defending champions claim a deserved share of the points, which will see the race for the title go down to the final night next Friday.It looked like their title hopes were all but over when Ben Waghorn's try on 78 minutes sent England into a 32-25 lead but, with the clock in the red, Ireland pulled out one final play.Munster number 8 Murphy burrowed his way under the posts to give Naughton a simple conversion to tie the game and ensure there will be no Slam in this year's championship.In an enthralling game at The Rec, Ireland had been 15-13 in front at half-time after two stunning tries from Finn Treacy and Ben O'Connor, with out-half Jack Murphy instrumental to both.The defending champions were 20-13 and 25-18 ahead at stages of the second half when Hugo McLaughlin and then Henry Walker's tries saw them bring up a bonus-point, but the hosts had too much power as the game wore on, and drew level with just over 10 minutes left.What a try by Finn Treacy, who runs on to Murphy's exquisite crossfield kick and finishes with aplomb

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