England Under 20 beat Italy 61-0 in Plymouth
By RFU
February 14 2015
ENGLAND Under 20 got their first win of the Six Nations with a comprehensive nine-try 61-0 win against Italy at The Brickfields in Plymouth. In front of over 3,000 fans, tries from George Perkins, Will Owen, Ellis Genge, Jake Farnworth, two from Howard Packman and a hat-trick from Joe Marchant sealed the win, while fly half Rory Jennings added ten points with the boot, replacement James Mitchell two, and Marchant two more.
. England Under 20 61 Italy Under 20 0 England started the brighter of the two sides and sprayed the ball out wide for Perkins to score after five minutes. The second came soon after when Owen picked up a loose Italian lineout to scoot over. England’s forwards were enjoying set piece dominance and Genge dotted down after a strong lineout in the Italy 22. Further first half scores came from Packman and Marchant to make it 35-0 at the break. Marchant grabbed his second minutes into the second 40 and Packman did likewise shortly after. Marchant completed his hat-trick after 53 minutes, showing great pace to fire through the Italian defence. The heavens then opened which slowed down the pace of the game, but Jake Farnworth rounded the scoring off with five minutes to go to make it 61-0. Head Coach Jon Callard said: “We’re really pleased with the performance from the lads, particularly against a physical and passionate Italian side. The response from last week was spot on and it puts us in a good place as we head into the fallow week. “The fans at Plymouth were excellent – to get over three 3,000 in was a credit to the club and they made themselves heard. Ireland next up will be a huge test, especially in Dublin, but it’s one we’ll relish.” Man of the match Joe Marchant added: “It was pretty special to get three tries, but it was a real team effort today. We knew that the conditions would be tricky but we fronted up and put in a good performance. Italy were very tough and we’ve got a few bruised bodies, but it’s great to get our first win of the campaign.” England Under 20 starting XV against Italy 15. Piers O'Conor (Wasps Rugby) 1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Rugby) Replacements: England U20 Six Nations fixtures Wales U20 21-15 England U20 England U20 61-0 Italy U20 Ireland U20 v England U20 England U20 v Scotland U20 England U20 v France U20 |
