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Tigers tries in Under-20s triumph

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Debutant hooker Jake Farnworth and Leicester Tigers colleague Will Owen were among the try-scorers as England Under-20s claimed a 61-0 victory over Italy at the Brickfields, Plymouth, on Friday evening.In front of a crowd of more than 3,000 fans, the other scorers were Joe Marchant (3), Howard Packman (2), George Perkins and Ellis Genge, while fly half Rory Jennings kicked 10 points. Replacements James Mitchell and Marchant also added a conversion each.   Owen, who started in the back row alongside Tigers colleague Charlie Beckett, grabbed the second score of the night as he picked up a loose Italian lineout to dart over, while Farnworth rounded the scoring off with five minutes to go in his first appearance at this level.   Head coach Jon Callard said: “We’re really pleased with the performance 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.   England Under-20 15 Piers O'Conor (Wasps Rugby) 14 George Perkins (Saracens) 13 Joe Marchant (Harlequins) 12 Charlie Thacker (Leicester Tigers) 11 Howard Packman (Northampton Saints) 10 Rory Jennings (Bath Rugby) 9 Stuart Townsend (Exeter Chiefs) 1 Ellis Genge (Bristol Rugby) 2 Jack Walker (Yorkshire Carnegie) 3 Paul Hill (Yorkshire Carnegie) 4 Kieran Treadwell (Harlequins) 5 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, captain) 6 Charlie Beckett (Leicester Tigers) 7 Will Owen (Leicester Tigers) 8 James Chisholm (Harlequins)   Replacements: 16 Jake Farnworth (Leicester Tigers) on for Walker 52 min 17 Tom West (Wasps Rugby) on for Genge 70 min 18 Ciaran Parker (Sale Sharks) on for Hill 52 min 19 Joe Batley (Gloucester Rugby) on for Beckett 52 min 20 Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs) on for Owen 52 min 21 James Mitchell (Sale Sharks) on for Townsend 52 min 22 Tom Morton (Sale Sharks) on for Jennings 52 min 23 Tom Howe (Wasps Rugby) on for Morton 70 min