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Duo help extend U20 winning run

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Ben Youngs and Greig Tonks were both involved as England U20s maintained their winning run with a 22-13 victory over their Italian counterparts in Genoa.

Alex Corbisiero, Noah Cato and Alex Saull scored the tries and fly-half Alex Goode kicked two conversions and a penalty as England followed up their impressive 28-15 victory over Wales with another win.

Tigers lock Gregor Gillanders was on club duty in the Guinness Premiership match at Gloucester after playing in the Wales fixture.

England U20s
15 Greig Tonks (Leicester Tigers)
(Dan Norton, Gloucester Rugby, 41) 
14 Seb Stegmann (Harlequins)
13 Luke Eves (Bristol Rugby)
12 Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins)
11 Noah Cato (Saracens)
10 Alex Goode (Saracens) (Robert Miller, Newcastle Falcons, 77)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) (Johnny Arr, Worcester Warriors, 77) 
1 Nathan Catt (Bath Rugby) (Billy Moss, Bath Rugby, 68) 
2 Joe Gray (Northampton Saints) (Scott Freer, Leeds Carnegie, 68) 
3 Alex Corbisiero (London Irish)
4 Ben Thomas (Saracens)
5 Scott Hobson (Cornish Pirates)
6 Jon Fisher (London Irish) (Andy Saull, Saracens, 70) 
7 Matthew Cox (Worcester Warriors)
8 Hugo Ellis (London Wasps, captain)
Replacement not used: Tom Sargeant (Harlequins)

Italy: Matteo Nava (Giunti Firenze 1931); Andrea Bachetti (Femi CZ Rovigo), Roberto Quartaroli (Easy Living L’Aquila), Alberto Chiesa (Consiag I Cavalieri Prato, captain), Edoardo Rotella (AmavivA UR Capitolina); Riccardo Bocchino (AmavivA UR Capitolina), Luca Martinelli (Antares Benevento); Andrea De Marchi (Mont de Marsan), Tommaso D’Apice (Antares Benevento), Massimiliano Ravalle (Overmach Cariparma), Filippo Giusti (Colleferro Rugby), Alberton Cazzola (Favero Montebelluna), Nicola Simion (Benetton Treviso), Simone Favaro (Benetton Treviso), Luca Petillo (Mantovani Pol Lazio).
Replacements: Giuseppe Sapuppo (Amatori Catania) for Nava 41, Marc Piero Colia (AlmavivA UR Capitolina) for D’Apice 60, Lorenzo Sebastiani (Easy Living L’Aquila) for De Marchi 78,