Ripple effect from Connacht success allows U-20s to make their own splash

Later on today in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and soon after in Manchester, England an extraordinarily long rugby season comes to an end. A long overdue end but what a climax for Irish rugby. Turn the clock back to this time last year and the excitement was palpable. The build-up to Rugby World Cup 2015 was under way and, if we're honest, our expectations far exceeded our ability.