England 38-22 France: Benchmen kick-start England U20 comeback

 

 
ENGLAND produced a stunning secondhalf display to overpower France and kick off their Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point victory.
The prospect of a fifth-straight victory in Le Petit Crunch had seemed unlikely for Alan Dickens’ side after Nelson Epee scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes for Les Bleuets.
England trailed the reigning Junior World Champions 19-3 at the interval, but the pack, aided by a huge impact from the benchmen, dominated the set-piece in the second half to run in five unanswered tries.
Key to the turnaround was lock Alex Groves, who in tandem with Ewan Richards he...

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