Ireland internationals Sam Monaghan, Neve Jones and Kathryn Buggy played their part as Gloucester-Hartpury became the first non-London club to win the Allianz Premier 15s final.
Corkman John Ryan was denied a Super Rugby Pacific winners medal as the Canterbury Crusaders sealed their seventh title in a row with a 25-20 victory over the Waikato Chiefs in the final.
To put the four-year gap between these World Rugby Under-20 Championships into context, you only have to look through some of the names in the Irish squad from their last tournament in 2019.