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ENGLAND U20s 46-0 ITALY U20s

ENGLAND U20s 46-0 ITALY U20s

Tom Bulmer24 Feb 2017 - 22:23
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England U20s record their third bonus point win of the Six Nations campaign with a convincing win over visitors Italy

England secured their third bonus-point win of the 2017 Six Nations with an eight-try 46-0 victory over Italy at the Northern Echo Arena.

The hosts led 17-0 at half-time scoring three tries through their forwards Jamie Blamire, Ben Curry and captain Zach Mercer while Jacob Umaga added the extras in an opening half played in tough conditions.

England improved in the second period as Sam Aspland-Robinson, Josh Bayliss (2) and Tom Parton (2) all crossed with Umaga also sending over a conversion.

It means England have now scored 21 tries from their opening three games and next face Scotland at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton.

England U20 coach Louis Deacon hailed his side's dominance in the set piece and paid tribute to them following the performance.

“We knew the set-piece is a huge asset for the Italians so it was really pleasing that we dominated in that area," said Deacon.

"It was important we kept the pace high in the game to make sure we didn’t give Italy any momentum and I thought we did that very well.

“We made a lot of changes for this match and the fact the players were able to adapt and keep on top until the end is a huge credit to this group. With the weather the way it is, the support from crowd was outstanding and the guys fed off that this evening.”

England U20: 15. Tom Parton (London Irish), 14. Sam Aspland-Robinson (Harlequins), 13. Dominic Morris (Saracens), 12. Max Wright (Yorkshire Carnegie), 11. Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins), 10. Jacob Umaga (Wasps), 9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), 1. Ollie Dawe (Bristol Rugby), 2. Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons), 3. Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby), 4. Josh Caulfield (Exeter Chiefs), 5. Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), 6. Josh Bayliss, 7. Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), 8. Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby - captain).

Replacements: 16. Henry Walker (Gloucester Rugby), 17. Alex Seville (Gloucester Rugby), 18. Marcus Street (Exeter Chiefs), 19. Max Davies (Newcastle Falcons), 20. Ted Hill (Worcester), 21. Rory Brand (London Irish), 22. Marcus Smith (Harlequins), 23. Joe Cokanasiga (London Irish).

Italy Under-20s: Cioffi, Bronzini, Vaccari, Zanon, D'Onofrio, Rizzi, Trussardi, Licata, Masselli, Bianchi, Venditti, Baldino, Zilocchi, Ceciliani, Rimpelli.
Replacements: Rollero, Fischetti, Mancini Parri, Iachizzi, Casolari, Fusco, Diondelli, Dal Zilio

Attendance: 6,319

Thank you to everyone in attendance for your fantastic support. We hope you'll join us again for our next home fixture against Macclesfield on Saturday 4th March.

Raffle Winners:

1st Prize (2 Tickets to UB40) - Yellow 31-35
2nd Prize (2 Tickets to an Autumn International) - Pink 191-195

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