U/18 - England, Wales unbeaten
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:02
The Under-18 Six Nations Festival ended in Cork on Tuesday. England and Wales have emerged as unbeaten sides.
There is not championship but earlier this year England beat Wales 25-15 at Sixways, which gives them a claim to being the Under-18 Champions of Europe for 2008.
France ended a disappointing Festival without a single win.
Earlier this year France beat Italy 22-18 and Ireland 21-5 while Scotland beat Italy 14-5.
Results of Festival:
England vs France, 18-0
England vs Scotland, 32-5
England vs Italy, 78-8
Scotland vs Ireland, 25-18
Scotland vs France, 10-8
Wales vs Italy, 43-10
Wales vs France: 25-13
Wales vs Ireland, 25-6
If one were to rank the teams, it would look something like this: 1. England, 2. Wales, 3. Scotland, 4. France, 5. Ireland, 6. Italy.
Ireland vs Italy, 17-15
England vs Scotland, 32-5
Before this match at Musgrave Park in Cork, Scotland had also been unbeaten but England were much too good for them.
In blustery conditions England started on top and scored when the forwards drove and hooker Jamie George dummied his way over for a try. Two more tries followed, both scored by centre Tom Casson for a 17-0 lead. Just before half-time George capped a forward drive with his second try, which Rory Clegg converted. Clegg added a penalty which meant that England went into the break leading 27-0.
The second half was a different matter as it ended 5-all. first Alun Walker, the Scottish hooker scored, and then England ended with a great try by Andy Forsyth as the England backs swung into action.
Scorers:
For England:
Tries: George 2, Casson 2, Forsyth
Cons: Clegg 2
Pen" Clegg
For Scotland:
Try: Walker
England: 15 Tom Catterick, 14 Sam Smith, 13 Tom Casson (captain),12 Tom Homer, 11 Will Hurrell, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Sam Harrison, 8 Alex Gray, 7
Jacob Rowan, 6 Joe Trayfoot, 5 James Gaskell, 4 Tom Holmes, 3 Mako Vunipola, 2 Jamie George, 1 Joe Marler,
Replacements: 16 Lee Imiolek, 17 David Blackwell, 18 James Currie, 19 Joe Quinn, 20 Rob Milligan, 21 Joe Barker, 22 Jordi Pasqualin, 23 Freddie Burns, 24 Andy Forsyth, 25 Christian Wade, 26 Jack Wallace
Scotland: 15 Sam Hughes, 14 Max Learmonth, 13 Alex Blair, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Tom Brown, 10 Ross Aitken,9 Alex Black, 8 Stuart McInally (captain), 7 Michael Maltman, 6 Jason Hill, 5 Robert Harley,4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Craig Owenson, 2 Alun Walker, 1 Nicky Little
Replacements: 16 Mungo Strachan, 17 Andrew Fraser, 18 Ross Sutherland, 19 Russell Weir, 20 Michael Tait, 21 Jamie Harris, 22 Rory Drummond, 23 Seumas MacKenzie, 24 Luke Pettie, 25 Callum Connor, 26 Andrew Fraser, 27 Michael Fedo.
Referee: Stefano Pennè (Italy)
Ireland vs Italy, 17-15
Ireland won their first match of the Festival when they beat Italy at Cork Institute of Technology. They had to come from behind to win and were saved by a try by prop Brian Cagney.
Italy started really well and looked certain to score when No.8 Lorenzo Santelli dropped the ball with an open line. Ireland improved and scored first when Luke Marshall cut through from close in. This came from an attacking line-out after a penalty.
Ireland led 5-0 at the break.
Italy struck back early in the second half when they mauled from a line-out and hooker Andrea Manici broke away to score.
Ireland then scored, again from an attacking line-out. This time Craig O'Hanlon sped through for the try. McKinney converted. 12-5.
Italy counterattacked form an Irish kick and centre Tommaso Benvenuti cut through for a brilliant try which he converted. 12-12.
Benvenuti then goaled a penalty and with little time left, Italy led 15-12 but then from a maul Cagney crashed over for the try.
Five tries - four starting as mauls.
Scorers:
For Ireland:
Tries: Marshall, O'Hanlon, Cagney
Con: McKinney
For Italy:
Tries: Manici, Benvenuti
Con: Benvenuti
Pen: Benvenuti
Ireland: 15 Gavin Nugent, 14 Diarmaid McCarthy, 13 Michael Allen, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Craig O'Hanlon, 10 James McKinney, 9 Jason Bloomfield, 8 Richard Bent, 7 Paul Pritchard, 6 Dominic Ryan, 5 David O'Callaghan (captain), 4 Brian Hayes, 3 Martin Moore, 2 Risteard Byrne, 1 Brian Cagney,
Replacements used: Jack O'Connell, Ben Marshall, Brian O'Hara , Niall Annett, John Cooney, Denis Buckley, Patrick Butler
Italy: 15 Enrico Michelini, 14 Francesco Lenzi, 13 Constantino Ricciardi, 12 Tommaso Benvenuti, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Alberto Chillon, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Lorenzo Santelli, 7 Gabriele Cicchinelli, 6 Filippo Ferrarini, 5 Paolo Stinchello, 4 Filippo Cazzola, 3 Nicola Corbanese, 2 Andrea Manici, 1 Antonio Denti,
Replacements used: Edoardo
Carugi, Enrico Lioneri, Nicola Belardo, Corbanese
Referee: Colin Brett (Scotland)
Wales vs France, 25-13
The second half made it for Wales.
At half-time at windy Temple Hill, France, with the wind, led 13-5 at half-time.
France scored first when flyhalf Amaury Geneste kicked two early penalties as he made the most of a strong breeze. They made it 13-0 when Julien Petrod dived over for a try.
Just before half time Welsh centre Scott Williams scored a try.
Welsh flyhalf Matthew Jarvis kicked two penalty goals and suddenly the score was 13-11 only with the Welsh enjoying climatic help.
Tom Crandon and Adam Hughes scored the tries which brought the victory, both converted by Gareth Jenkins.
Scorers:
For Wales:
Tries: Scott Williams, Crandon, Hughes
Cons: Gareth Jenkins 2
Pens: Jarvis 2
For France:
Try: Petrod
Con: Geneste
Pens: Geneste 2
Wales: James Loxton, Adam
Hughes, Ashley Beck, Scott Williams, Ieuan Coombes; Matthew Jarvis, Rhys Downes; Daniel Watchurst, Rhys Williams (captain), Simon Gardiner, Lloyd Peers, Tom Crandon, Rhys Jenkins, James Davies, James Thomas
Replacements: Joel Galley, Dave Francis, Liam Powell, Chris Lewis Pratt, Morgan Allan, Dave Francis, Gareth Jenkins, Ceri Davies, James King, Gareth Davies, Stewart Maguire
France: Julienne Cabannes, Lucas DuPoint, Camille Canivet, Adrien Domec, Sonny Falconetti, Amaury Geneste, Teddy Iribaren, David Tarroque, Mickaël Ivaldi (captain), Paul Oliver, Sebastian Mazet, Joris Archimbeau, Adrein Gach, Gilles Arnaudies, Julien Petrod
Replacements used: Anthony Maury, Adrien Alazard , Kevin Legeun, Clement Baldy, Victor Muret.
