England Under-20s – with three Leicester Tigers in the squad – got their Six Nations off to a flying start with a 26-20 win over Wales in Llanelli.
Tigers fly-half George Ford and flanker Matt Everard started the game at the Parc y Scarlets, with prop Ryan Bower coming off the bench in the second half.
England recovered from an early 7-0 deficit to lead 26-13 at one stage, with Ford kicking two conversions.
Ford, 17, said: "It's hard coming to Wales but we attacked well in the first half and defended well in the second half.
“We can't be too hard on ourselves, it's a win in Wales and they don't come along too often so we're delighted and very proud.
“We can learn a lot from the game, particularly in the second half when it was backs-against-the-wall rugby. In a way it’s good for us to defend for those long periods.”
England Under-20s: 15 Ben Ransom (Saracens), 14 Andy Short (Worcester Warriors), 13 Elliot Daly (London Wasps), 12 Ryan Mills (Gloucester), 11 Jamie Elliott (Northampton Saints), 10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers), 9 Dan Robson (Gloucester); 1 Mako Vunipola (Bristol), 2 Mike Haywood (Northampton Saints), 3 Henry Thomas (Sale Sharks), 4 Kieran Low (London Irish), 5 Charlie Matthews (Harlequins), 6 Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors), 7 Matt Everard (Leicester Tigers), 8 Alex Gray (c) (Newcastle Falcons). Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan (Harlequins) on for Mike Haywood 54 min, 17 Ryan Bower (Leicester Tigers) on for Mako Vunipola 54 min, 18 Addison Lockley (Exeter Chiefs), 19 Ollie Stedman (Leeds Carnegie) on for Matt Everard 62 min, 20 Chris Cook (Bristol), 21 Guy Armitage (London Irish) on for Elliot Daly 75 min, 22 Christian Wade (London Wasps) on for Andy Short 54 min
