Leicester Tigers Academy ran in nine tries as they beat the touring Japan High Schools 51-7 on Thursday night.
Wing Manu Tuilagi grabbed four of the tries, including a second-half hat-trick, at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground.
Wing Manu Tuilagi grabbed four of the tries, including a second-half hat-trick, at Plymouth Albion’s Brickfields ground.
They were added to by Matt Everard (2), Rob Conquest, Sam Harrison and Will Lawson. Fly-half George Ford landed three conversions to complete the scoring.
The Academy are next in action in a high-profile game against Scotland Under-18s. It will be played at Welford Road on Sunday, April 5 (kick-off noon) and admission is free.
Japan High Schools will now take on England Under-18s at Exeter Chiefs Sandy Park on Sunday (kick-off 2.30pm).
The England side includes Tigers Academy prop Ryan Bower, while Everard, Ford and Tuilagi have all been named among the replacements.