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Winning start for Under-18s

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England Under-18s - with Leicester Tigers duo Harry Rudkin and Harry Thacker among the forward pack - got their South Africa tour off to a winning start on Friday.

Skipper Gus Jones, wing Nathan Earle and No.8 Joel Conlon scored the tries as England won 28-25 against Wales, but only after holding off a spirited fightback from opponents who had been 20 points down in the second half.

Head coach John Fletcher said: “We played well in the first half. We played the territory game and we were pleased to go in ahead at the break. Wales are a good side, they were dangerous all match and played some good rugby.

“The second half was tough, Wales built momentum and we had to hang on towards the end.

"France are up next and they’re a big, strong side.”

England Under-18s
15 Zach Kibirige (Yarm School) (Newcastle Falcons)
14 Nathan Earle (Oaklands College) (Saracens)
13 Tom Stephenson (Moulton College) (Northampton Saints)
12 Nick Carpenter (Filton College) (Bristol Rugby)
11 Joshua Watkins (Bromsgrove School) (Worcester Warriors)
10 Billy Burns (Hartpury College) (Gloucester Rugby)
9 Callum Braley (Hartpury College) (Bristol Rugby)
1 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Moulten College) (Northampton Saints)
2 Harry Thacker (Leicester Grammar) (Leicester Tigers)
3 Harry Rudkin (Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth 1st) (Leicester Tigers)

4 Maro Itoje (Harrow School) (Saracens)
5 Charlie Ewels (Bryanston School) (Bath Rugby)
6 Ross Moriarty (Hartpury College) (Gloucester Rugby)
7 Gus Jones (Eton College) (London Wasps)
8 Joel Conlon (Ivybridge Community College) (Exeter Chiefs)

Replacements
16 Alex Lundberg (Hampton) (London Wasps)on for Danny Hobbs
17 Sam James (Bishops Stortford) (Saracens) on for Harry Thacker
18 Biyi Alo (Haileybury College) (Saracens) on for Harry Rudkin
19 Jake Oldaker (Wellington College) (Bath Rugby) on for Ross Moriarty
20 David Hughes (Twyford C&E High School) (London Wasps) on for Charlie Ewels
21 Stephen Uren (Filton College) (Bristol Rugby)
22 Ollie Claxton (Adams Grammar School) (Unattached) on for Callum Braley
23 Sam Olver (Oudle School) (Northampton Saints) on for Billy Burns
24 Nick Tompkins (Oaklands College) (Saracens) on for Joshua Watkins