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6N U20: Winners Meet

The match will be played at the Wales Under-20 base Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay, and it is sold out. It has become a bit of a fortress for the Welsh who have won their last six matches there.

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Results Round 1

Ireland vs Scotland, 20-19

England vs France, 57-19

Wales vs Italy, 27-5

Fixtures, Round 2

Wales vs England

Scotland vs France

Ireland vs Italy

Wales vs England

This is a case of success meeting success. Wales have won their last eight Six Nations Under-20 matches, England their last six. Both have come off  big victories. England's looks more impressive but Wales's big win was made in ghastly weather conditions in Milan while England were at home. Mind you conditions in Colwyn Bay look more like those in Milan last week than Sandy Park.

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Both teams have made changes to their starting team – Wales two and England three.

Wales's coach, Jason Strange, has changed both his locks. In come Callum Bradley, who has been injured, and Sean Moore.

England's Max Malins, who was brilliant against France, is wanted by Saracens for their premiership match with Worcester Warriors. Jacob Umaga, Mike's son and Tana's nephew, starts at flyhalf in his place. Justin Clegg comes into lock and Gabriel Ibitoye onto the wing.

Teams

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Wales: 15 Will Talbot-Davies (Newport Gwent Dragons), 14 Jared Rosser (Newport Gwent Dragons), 13 Ioan Nicholas (Scarlets), 12 Kieran Williams (Ospreys), 11 Ryan Conbeer (Scarlets), 10 Ben Jones (Cardiff Blues), 9 Dane Blacker (Cardiff Blues), 8 Morgan Morris (Hartpury), 7 Will Jones (captain) (Ospreys), 6 Morgan Sieniawski (Cardiff Blues), 5 Sean Moore (Pontypridd), 4 Callum Bradbury (Cardiff Blues), 3 Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Blues), 2 Ellis Shipp (Newport Gwent Dragons), 1 Rhys Carre (Cardiff Blues)

Replacements: 16 Corrie Tarrant (Cardiff Blues), 17 Steff Thomas (Scarlets), 18 Chris Coleman (Newport Gwent Dragons), 19 Alex Dombrandt (Cardiff Met), 20 Aled Ward (Cardiff Blues), 21 Declan Smith (Scarlets), 22 Phil Jones (Ospreys), 23 Cameron Lewis (Cardiff Blues)

Coach: Jason Strange

England: 15 Tom Parton (London Irish), 14 Joe Cokanasiga (London Irish), 13 Max Wright (Yorkshire Carnegie), 12 Will Butler (Worcester Warriors), 11 Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins), 10 Jacob Umaga (Wasps), 9 Harry Randall (Gloucester), 8 Zach Mercer (Bath), 7 Ben Earl (Saracens – captain), 6 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), 5 Justin Clegg (Worcester Warriors), 4 Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), 3 Joseph Morris (Worcester Warriors), 2 Joe Mullis (Gloucester), 1 Ollie Dawe (Bristol)

Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon (Sale Sharks), 17 Alex Seville (Gloucester), 18 Ciaran Knight (Gloucester), 19 Josh Caulfield (Exeter Chiefs), 20 Josh Bayliss (Bath), 21 Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), 22 James Grayson (Northampton Saints), 23 Dominic Morris (Saracens)

Coach: Ian Vass

Date: Friday 10 February 2017

Kick-off: 19.15

Venue: Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay

Expected weather conditions: Rain with a high of 4°C, dropping to 1°C

Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)

Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

France vs Scotland

France have wholesale changes after the hammering by England. Only five of this week's starting team started ;last week three backs and the locks. Romain Ntamack, son of the famous Emile, comes in to flyhalf as both halfbacks are changed.

On the other hand Sean Lineen has made just two changes to the Scottish side which lost to Ireland buy a single point. Stafford McDowall comes in to fullback and Bruce Flockhart comes onto the flank in the place of Matt Fagerson who was concussed against Ireland.

Teams

France: France: 15 Romain Buros (Pau), 14 Faraj Fartass (Stade Français), 13 Nathan Decron (Agen), 12 Théo Dachary (Biarritz), 11 William Iraguha (Massy Essonne), 10 Romain Ntamack (Toulouse), 9 Batiste Couilloud (Lyon), 8 Charlie Francoz (La Rochelle), 7 Killian Bendjaballah (La Rochelle), 6 Baptiste Pesenti (Pau), 5 Mickaël Capelli (Grenoble), 4 Florian Verhaeghe (Toulouse) (captain), 3 Thomas Laclayat (Oyonnax), 2 Etienne Fourcade (Grenoble), 1 Léo Aouf (La Rochelle)

Replacements: 16 Kévin Tougne (Perpignan), 17 Florian Dufour (Agen), 18 George-Henri Colombe (Racing), 19 Alexandre Roumat (Biarritz), 20 Selevasio Tolofua (Toulouse), 21 Arthur Retière (La Rochelle), 22 Thomas Darmon (Montpellier), 23 Théo Millet (Stade Français)

Coach: Thomas Lièvremont

Scotland: Scotland: 15 Stafford McDowall (Ayr), 14 Robbie Nairn (Harlequins), 13 Craig Pringle (Stirling County), 12 Cameron Hutchison (Currie), 11 Darcy Graham (Hawick), 10 Josh Henderson (Glasgow Hawks), 9 Andrew Simmers (Heriot’s), 8 Tom Dodd (Worcester Warriors), 7 Luke Crosbie (Currie), 6 Bruce Flockhart (Glasgow Hawks), 5 Callum Hunter-Hill(Stirling County) (captain), 4 Alex Craig (Gloucester), 3 Adam Nicol (Stirling County), 2 Fraser Renwick (Hawick), 1 George Thornton (Bishop Burton College)

Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith (Ayr), 17 Daniel Winning (Boroughmuir), 18 Fergus Bradbury (Stirling County), 19 Hamish Bain (Currie), 20 Jamie Ure (Boroughmuir), 21 Charlie Shiel (Currie), 22 Connor Eastgate (Wasps), 23 Ross McCann (Melrose)

Ross McCann (Melrose)

Coach: Sean Lineen

Date:  Friday, 10 February 2017

Kick-off: 21.00

Venue: Stadio des Alpes, Grenoble

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy, no rain, a high of 11°C and a low of 1°C

Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Ken Imbusch (Ireland)

Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)

Italy vs Ireland

Italy's coaches have shown great faith in their team, though they lost to Wales. Giovanni D'Onofrio has had to be replaced on the left wing and the only other change is that locks Gabriele Venditti have swapped places.

Ireland have four changes to their squad – two in the starting team and two on the bench. Prop Peter Cooper is crocked and so Charlie Connolly comes up from the bench and into the front row. Captain Jack Kelly is also injured and so there is a change in the back three. Colm Hogan moves from wing to fullback and Calvin Nash, who played for Munster senior side last week, comes in at left wing. Cillian Gallagher takes over the captaincy from Kelly.

Teams

Italy: 15 Massimo Cioffi (Lazio), 14 Andrea Bronzini (Viadana), 13 Ludovico Vaccari (Capitolina), 12 Marco Zanon (Mogliano), 11 Dario Schiabel (Lafert San Donà), 10 Antonio Rizzi (Mogliano), 9 Charly Trussardi (Clermont Auvergne), 8 Giovanni Licata (Miraglia), 7 Lorenzo Masselli (Lyons), 6 Jacopo Bianchi (Vasari Arezzo), 5 Gabriele Venditti (Lazio), 4 Giordano Baldino (Mogliano), 3 Marco Riccioni(Calvisano) (captain), 2 Massimo Ceciliani (Delebio), 1 Daniele Rimpelli (Calvisano)

Replacements: 16 Alberto Rollero (Lyons), 17 Danilo Fischetti (Capitolina), 18 Giosuè Zilocchi (Lyons), 19 Edoardo Iachizzi (Perpignan), 20 Nardo Casolari (Lazio), 21 Emilio Fusco (Aurillac), 22 Michelangelo Biondelli (Rovigo), 23 Roberto dal Zilio (Calvisano)

Coaches: Carlo Orlandi, Alessandro Troncon

Ireland: 15 Colm Hogan (Dublin University), 14 Jordan Larmour (St Mary's), 13 Gavin Mullin (UCD), 12 Ciaran Frawley (UCD), 11 Calvin Nash (Young Munster), 10 Johnny McPhillips (Ballynahinch), 9 Jonny Stewart (Queen's University), 8 Caelan Doris (St Mary's), 7 Paul Boyle (Lansdowne), 6 Cillian Gallagher (Corinthians) (captain), 5 Oisin Dowling (Lansdowne), 4 Fineen Wycherley (Young Munster), 3 Charlie Connolly (Dublin University), 2 Tadgh McElroy (Lansdowne), 1 Joey Conway (UL Bohemians)

Replacements: 16 Adam Moloney (Shannon), 17 Rory Mulvihill (UCD), 18 Matthew Burke (Corinthians), 19 Jack Regan (UCD), 20 Gavin Coombes (Young Munster), 21 Jack Lyons (Young Munster), 22 Conor Fitzgerald (Shannon), 23 Tommy O'Brien (UCD)

Coaches: Nigel Carolan, Peter Malone, Conor Twomey

Date: Friday, 10 February 2017

Kick-off: 19.00

Venue: Stadio Enrico Chersoni, Prato

Expected weather conditions: Overcast with a high of 9°C and a low of 5°C

Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Jonathan Hardy (Wales)

Television match official: Neil Hennessy (Wales)

Assessor: Gordon McMurray (Scotland)

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