Ireland vs Italy U20 Predictions - Ireland set to beat Italy in Pool C

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 03 Jul 2025

Brad Newcomb 03 Jul 2025

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Ireland have a dominant advantage against Italy with 21 wins.
Ireland won 35-28 against Georgia in their opening match.
Italy beat Ireland in this year's U20 Six Nations.

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Ireland have only lost to Italy once (Getty Images)

Ireland vs Italy U20 Predictions

Ireland vs Italy U20 Predictions
Head to Head
Ireland U20 Form
Ireland U20 Team News & Injuries
Italy U20 Form
Italy U20 Team News & Injuries
Verdict

Ireland got their World Rugby U20 Championship off to a winning start and have a superior record against the hosts. Italy lost their opening match but beat Ireland earlier this year.

Ireland have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Ireland beat Italy by 40 points in last year's competition.
Italy have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
Italy beat Ireland at the Six Nations this year.

Head to Head

Ireland have a commanding lead of 21 victories to one against Italy, including one draw in 23 meetings.

Ireland U20 Form

Ireland scored two tries, two penalties, and a conversion in the first half against Georgia last weekend, going into the break 18-14.

Ireland added three tries and a conversion to their tally in the second half to record a 35-28 victory against Georgia.

Before that result, Ireland struggled at the 2025 Six Nations U20 Championship. They lost 19-3 to England and beat Scotland 33-15 before losing 20-12 to Wales, 22-12 to France, and 15-12 to Italy.

Ireland got the job done against Georgia in their opening fixture and will start confidently against Italy in their second Pool C match, having consistently beaten them over the years.

Ireland U20 Team News & Injuries

Paidi Farrell scored a brace last weekend.

Henry Walker, Mahon Ronan, and Charlie Molony scored a try each against Georgia.

Tom Wood kicked over two conversions and two penalties in the match.

Italy U20 Form

Italy conceded two converted tries in the first half against New Zealand in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship group game last weekend, going into the break trailing 14-0.

Italy did not concede any points in the second half, adding a try to their score, but missed the conversion and a penalty, losing 14-5 to the All Blacks.

Italy had a decent 2025 Six Nations U20 Championship campaign. They defeated Scotland 20-10, and lost 20-18 to Wales, 58-5 to France, 33-24 to England, before beating Ireland 15-12.

Italy will have the belief they can get the result after their victory over Ireland earlier this year, and they have the home-ground advantage; however, they have a poor record against their opponents.

Italy U20 Team News & Injuries

Niccolo Beni scored the only try of the match for Italy last weekend.

Roberto Fasti failed to kick over the conversion, whilst Gianmarco Pietramala missed a penalty late on.

Verdict

Ireland v Italy

Ireland have an outstanding record against Italy and is tipped to cover the -8.5 handicap.

Ireland -8.5

Handicap

@1,91 - 3 Units

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

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