Spain vs Ireland U20 Predictions - Spain to get close against Ireland U20

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 18 Jul 2025

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Spain predicted to get within 16 points of Ireland.
Spain have shown improved performances despite recent losses.
Ireland experiencing a tough year, aiming to avoid further embarrassment.

Ireland U20 have lost 8 of their last 10 matches. (Getty Images)

Spain vs Ireland Predictions

This should be a good contest but given the form of the sides, I am banking on Spain to get within 16 points.

Spain vs Ireland Predictions
Head to Head
Spain U20 Form
Spain U20 Team News
Ireland U20 Form
Ireland U20 Team News

Spain have lost their last 4 matches.
Spain U20 have come within 16 points in 2 of their last 3 matches.
Ireland U20 have lost 8 of their last 10 matches.

Head to Head

These two sides have not met in 2025.

Spain U20 Form

Rugby is growing in Spain and as interest starts to peak, performances start improving. At U20 level, Spain can be quite competitive, and they have shown that thus far.

The Spanish lost their opening game 49-11 to France, however, it was quite tight for the opening half of the game. An excellent performance followed as Spain narrowly lost 33-30 to Argentina.

In their final group fixture, Spain went down 35-25 to Wales. Despite losing all three games, there was plenty of quality on show. In the semi-final for the ninth-place playoff, Spain were poor, losing 43-12 to Georgia, but they did miss a few of their top players.

Spain U20 Team News

I expect Spain to make wholesale changes. They looked tired last time out.

Ireland U20 Form

Ireland have had an atrocious year at U20 level. They finished bottom of the 2025 Six Nations table and have once again failed miserably at the World Championships.

In the group stage, Ireland scraped to a 35-28 win over Georgia, a result that could easily have gone the other way. The Irish then suffered an 18-16 loss to Italy for the second time this year before going down 69-22 to New Zealand.

Entering the ninth-place semi-final, Ireland would have wondered how they had fallen so far after such a good 2024. However, it was to get worse as the Irish lost 22-21 to Scotland in a dramatic finish.

Ireland U20 Team News

Ireland simply needs to get a win in this fixture to avoid embarrassment. Expect them to put out a strong side.

Verdict

Spain U20 v Ireland U20

It is a tough one to call before one knows what teams are going to be selected. However, given Ireland’s form in 2025, I suspect Spain can get within the 16-point handicap.

Spain +16

Handicap

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