'We don't teach the lads how to tackle high' - Ireland U20s coach Richie Murphy

Richie Murphy says Ireland won't make any changes to their tackle approach despite losing three players to suspension in the World Rugby Under-20s Championship in two games.

Hugh Cooney, Rory Telfer and James McNabney have all been suspended after disciplinary hearings for dangerous challenges during the draw against England and the win over Australia.

Centre Cooney is out for the rest of the campaign, while wing Telfer and back row McNabney will become available again for the final round after applying to tackle school, which reduces their bans from three to two games.

In addition, Ruadhan Quinn is going through the return-to-play protocols after a sickening head collision while carrying the ball into contact against Australia's Ned Slack-Smith; Junior Wallabies coach Nathan Grey said the Irish back row headbutted the flanker.

Murphy says they are hopeful that Quinn might be available for a semi-final, if they qualify.

A win against Fiji tomorrow (12.30pm) would be enough for Ireland to reach the last four as the Pool B winner or the best runner-up.

"Nobody is intentionally tackling high, we are not teaching guys to tackle high," Murphy told RTÉ Sport.

"Guys closing space and how that changes, the dynamic of the tackle is an interesting factor.

"Obviously, the head contacts that we’ve had, I don’t think any of them have been intentional. James McNabney’s one, in particular, there are other people in that vicinity which cause distraction for him on his arrival into that tackle area.

"It is what it is. We are not going to get too deep on it. We don’t teach the lads how to tackle high so it’s really important we keep doing what we are doing.

"I think we’ve probably been unlucky in certain ways, the way we’ve lost three players to