BEFORE THE SENIOR men made history by beating the All Blacks in Chicago, their young counterparts paved the way with a stunning win over New Zealand U20 in Manchester.
Led by James Ryan, a side who took a little time to hit their straps in the Six Nations ultimately proved a force to be reckoned with as they powered their way to the World Rugby U20 Championship final just over four years ago this week.
How much do you remember about a sensational summer for Nigel Carolan’s side?
Ireland opened the campaign with a win over which side who had just captured an U20 Grand Slam three months prior?
France
England
Wales
Scotland
Who was Ireland's starting out-half as the competition kicked-off?
Johnny McPhillips
Ross Byrne
Bill Johnston
Conor Dean
Which of these established pros was not a part of Nigel Carolan's squad for the tournament?
Paul Boyle
Greg Jones
Will Connors
Hugo Keenan
Less than a year later James Ryan played his first match as a senior professional, against which opposition?
Leicester Tigers
Dragons
Japan
USA
How many tries did Jacob Stockdale score in the tournament?
One
Two
Three
Four
Which of these senior internationals missed out on the squad due to injury?
Jordan Larmour
Sam Arnold
Caelan Doris
Joey Carbery
By how many points did Ireland beat New Zealand in their momentous pool-stage victory?
Five
Nine
13
15
How many current senior Ireland internationals started for both the landmark win over New Zealand and the final?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Jordie Barrett scored the first try of the day, but which of these men didn't cross for Ireland in that famous win over New Zealand?
Andrew Porter
Max Deegan
Greg Jones
Adam McBurney
After trouncing Argentina in the semi-finals, Ireland suffered a heavy defeat to what team in the final?
England
New Zealand
South Africa
France
You scored out of !
Sweet 2016
You didn't give a fiddler's about the Euros. You were bet into the World Rugby Junior World Championship - and fair play to ya.
You scored out of !
Not your summer
Listen, 20s isn't for everyone. And you might still grind out a slowburning career without starring here.
You scored out of !
Sure lookit
Sure it was decent craic while it lasted
