U/18 Six Nations starts in Cork
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:04
The Under-18 Six Nations Festival kicked off in Cork in Ireland's deep south with a hefty defeat for the home side.
The Festival was launched aboard the Irish naval ship the LE Roisin in Cork city on Tuesday. Battle commenced on the playing fields of Cork on Wednesday, when the home side was sunk by the Welsh.
England had a huge win over Italy before the well-prepared Scots sprung something of a surprise on France.
Results of Day 1
Wales vs Ireland, 25-6
England v Italy, 78 - 8
Scotland vs France, 10-8
Wales vs Ireland, 25-6 at Musgrave Park
The young Osprey flyhalf Matthew Jarvis was in great form and more than anybody else sunk Ireland. There was just one try in the match. It was Jarvis's boot that made the victory as substantial as it was.
The try came after just 16 minutes when scrumhalf Rhys Downes scored. By half-time Wales led 16-6.
Scorers:
For Wales:
Try: Rhys Downes
Con: Matthew Jarvis
Pens: Matthew Jarvis 6
For Ireland:
Pens: Noel Reid 2
Irish Schools: Noel Reid (St. Michael's College); Craig O'Hanlon (St. Munchin's College), Michael Allen (Methodist College Belfast), Diarmaid McCarthy (Castletroy Community College), Mark Atkinson (Grosvenor Grammar School); Luke Marshall (Ballymena Academy), David O'Driscoll (Presentation Brothers' College Cork); Denis Buckley (Blackrock College), Niall Annett (Methodist College Belfast), Jack O'Connell (Clongowes Wood College), Brian Hayes (Christian Brothers' College Cork), Ben Marshall (St. Andrew's College), Dominic Ryan (Gonzaga College), Brian O'Hara (Presentation Brothers' College Cork) (capt), David O'Callaghan (Midleton College)
Replacements: Risteard Byrne (Terenure College), Martin
Moore (Castleknock College), Jason Bloomfield (Coleraine Academical Institution), Brian Cagney (Presentation Brothers' College Cork), Patrick Butler (Rockwell College), Michael Kelleher (St. Munchin's College), Richard Bent (St. Mary's College), James McKinney (Campbell College), Gavin Nugent (Presentation Brothers' College Cork), David McSharry (Templeogue College), Paul Pritchard (Ballymena Academy).
Wales: James Loxton (Blues); Adam Hughes (Dragons), Ben John (Ospreys), Ashley Beck (Ospreys), Ieuan Coombes (Dragons); Matthew Jarvis (Ospreys), Rhys Downes (Blues); Daniel Watchurst (Dragons), Rhys Williams (Blues) (capt), Stewart Maguire (Dragons), Tom Crandon (Dragons), Joel Galley (Scarlets), Dave Francis (Dragons), Rhys Jenkins (Dragons), James Thomas (Dragons).
Replacements used: James King (Scarlets), Lloyd Peers (Ospreys), Chris Lewis-Pratt (Exiles), Liam Powell (Dragons), Morgan Allen (Dragons), Gareth Jenkins (Ospreys), James
Davies (Scarlets), Ceri Davies (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets).
Referee: Rowan Kitt (England)
England vs Italy, 78-8 at Temple Hill
The try count says it all - 12 to 1 in England's favour. Add in nine conversions and you have 78 points and a runaway victory.
At half-time England lead 40-8.
Scorers:
For England:
Tries: Rowan, Smith, Blackwell, Wade, Currie, Clegg, Burns, Catterick, Gray, Harrison, Forsyth, Vuniploa
Cons: Burns 5, Clegg (4
For Italy:
Try: Corbanese
Pen: Michelini
England: 15 Jack Wallace (RGS High Wycombe & London Wasps), 14 Christian Wade (RGS High Wycombe & London Wasps), 13 Tom Casson (Sedbergh & Sale Sharks) (captain), 12 Tom Homer (Milton Abbey & London Irish), 11 Sam Smith (Cranleigh & Harlequins), 10 Freddie Burns (Bath
College & Bath Rugby), 9 Sam Harrison (John Cleveland College & Leicester Tigers), 8 Rob Milligan (Rugby School & Northampton Saints), 7 Joe Barker (QEGS Wakefield & Leeds Carnegie), 6 Jacob Rowan (Bradford GS & Leeds Carnegie), 5 James Gaskell (Sandbach & Sale Sharks), 4 Joe Quinn (St Wilfred's School & Leeds Carnegie), 3 James Currie (Millfield & Bath Rugby), 2 David Blackwell (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby), 1 Lee Imiolek (Myerscough College & Sale Sharks)
Replacements: 16 Joe Marler (Richmond College & Harlequins), 17 Jamie George (Haileybury & Saracens), 18 Mako Vunipola (Millfield & Bristol Rugby), 19 Tom Holmes (Sandbach & Sale Sharks), 20 Joe Trayfoot (Epsom College & Harlequins), 21 Alex Gray (Barnard Castle & Newcastle Falcons), 22 Jordi Pasqualin (The King’s School Gloucs & Gloucester Rugby), 23 Rory Clegg (Barnard Castle & Newcastle Falcons), 24 Will Hurrell
(Wyggeston & QE1 Coll Leicester Tigers), 25 Andy Forsyth (QEGS Wakefield & Leicester Tigers), 26 Tom Catterick (Barnard Castle & Newcastle Falcons).
Italy: 15 Marcello Paglia (Rugby Noceto FC), 14 Michele Mortali (Gran Parma Rugby), 13 Costantino Ricciardi (Petrarca), 12 Giovanbattista Venditti (SSD Unione Capitolina), 11 Giovanno Frapporti (Valpolicella), 10 Fillippo Michelini (Viadana), 9 Edoardo Gori (Cavalieri), 8 Gabriele Cicchinelli (SSD Unione Capitolina), 7 Fillppo Ferrarini (Noceto FC), 6 Marco Barbino (Petraca), 5 Paolo Stinchello (SSD Unione Capitolina), 4 Daniele Fratalochhi (Sambendettese), 3 Zamparo Matteo (Amatori San Dona), 2 Enrico Lioineri (Ruggers Tarvisum), 1 Nicola Corbanese Lioineri (Ruggers Tarvisum)
Replacements: Andrea Manici (Gran Parma), Nicola Corbanese (Bennetton Treviso), Antonio Denti (Viadana), Lorenzo Santelli (ASD Universita Cosenza), Fillipo Cazzola (Montebelluna), Tommaso Bergonzini
(Viadana), Nicola Belardo (Partenope), Sebastian Rodwell (Firenze), Francesco Lenzi (Cavalieri),, Alberto Chillon (Petrarca), Tommaso Benvenuti (Viadana).
Referee: Steve Edwards (Wales)
Scotland vs France, 10-8 Cork Institute of Technology
Prop Craig Owenson scored a try from close range just before half-time to put his side ahead. At half-time the Scots led 7-0.
A penalty increased the lead to 10-0 before France answered with a try and a penalty.
Scorers:
For Scotland:
Try: Craig Owenson
Con: Alex Blair
Pen: Alex Blair
For France:
Try: Kevin Leguen
Pen: Amany Geneste
Scotland: 15 Sam Hughes (Merchiston Castle School), 14 Max Learmonth (Berwick), 13 Michael Tait (Kelso Quins), 12 Alec Dunbar (Annan), 11 Jamie Harris (Merchiston Castle School), 10
Alex Blair (Edinburgh Academy), 9 Russell Weir (Merchiston Castle School), 8 Jason Hill (Stirling County), 7 Ross Sutherland (Sandbach), 6 Stuart McInally (George Watsons College) (captain), 5 Robert Harley (West of Scotland), 4 Grant Gilchrist (Stirling County), 3 Andrew Fraser (York), 2 Mungo Strachan (Fettes College), 1 Craig Owenson (Musselburgh),
Replacements: 16 Alun Walker (Musselburgh), 17 Luke Pettie (Gala Wanderers), 18 Nicky Little (Hawick), 19 Calum Connor Bradford Grammar), 20 Michael Maltman (Musselburgh), 21 Michael Fedo (Bell Baxter, Howe of Fife), 22 Alex Black (Prince Henrys School), 23 Ross Aitken (Bell Baxter, Howe of Fife), 24 Rory Drummond (Bell Baxter, Howe of Fife), 25 Seeumas MacKenzie (Murrayfield Wanderers)
French squad: David Tarroque (Toulouse), Baptiste Gay (Toulouse), Adrien Alazard (Toulouse), Teddy Iribaren (Toulouse), Anthony Maury (Clermont Auvergne), Mickael Ivaldi (Toulon), Sonny Falconetti (Toulon), Kevin Legeun (Bègles), Adrein Gach (Bègles), Amaury Geneste (Bègles), Paul Oliver (Beziers), Victor Muret (Bourgoin), Julien Petrod (Bourgoin), Sullivan Guyon (Orleans), Joris Archimbeau (Montpellier), Florent Brunet (Perpignan), Gilles Arnaudies (Perpignan), Joran Salgues (Perpignan), Antoine Erbano (Agen), Julien Cabannes (Mont-de-Marsan), Clement Baldy (La Reunion), Raphael Eymond (Grenoble), Lucas Du Point (Grenoble), Adrien Domec (Biarritz), Camille Canivet (La Rochelle), Valentin Tourenne (Brive)
Fixtures:
Saturday 29 March: England vs France Cork Institute of Technology
Saturday 29 March: Ireland vs Scotland Musgrave Park, Cork
Saturday 29 March: Italy vs Wales Mardyke, Cork
Tuesday 1 April: Ireland vs Italy Mardyke, Cork
Tuesday 1 April: Scotland vs England Musgrave Park, Cork
Tuesday 1 April: Wales vs France Temple Hill, Cork
