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England Women U20s 30 Canada 7
England Women U20s crowned Nations Cup Champions
England Women Under 20s were crowned champions of the inaugural Nations
Cup in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night after defeating the host nation
30-7 in the final at Appleby College.
It was England's second win over the North American side after also
adding a 31-5 victory in the tournament's curtain raiser game. England
then went on to record victories over Canada A and Wales to secure their
place in the final, while Canada also did the same.
England's young guns now end their season with a clean sweep of wins
after also recording back-to-back victories over Wales earlier this
season.
England Under 20s Head Coach Giselle Mather said: "We are enormously
proud of the journey this squad has been on. They have become very
dedicated and committed athletes who have worked very hard to achieve
their goal of winning the Under 20s Nations Cup.
"To play four very hard games in nine days and to produce performances
in the heat and driving rain that we are very proud of is a remarkable
achievement. The standard of rugby played throughout this tournament by
all sides has raised the bar at this level, and to have come out as
winners has been a real testament to the girls' hard work. "
In thunder storms and driving rain, the under 20s produced a mature and
intelligent performance to take the victory in the final. England's
territorial kicking was outstanding, which was backed up by an intense
defensive performance which kept Canada on the back-foot and forced
several handling errors in the wet conditions, which England were able
to capitalise on.
The first try was created through driving platforms and close quarter
play and was taken well after a pushover from the line-out just five
metres out with Wasps' Davina Monteiro claiming the score. Lichfield's
Emily Scarratt missed the conversion.
With 25 minutes gone on the clock, England took a 12-0 lead. The score
came after relentless defence pressure and
Garner
Scarratt converted.
England then claimed their third try in the first-half when a
well-worked line-out saw the ball passed out wide and down the line with
Bath winger Natasha Hunt diving over the line. Scarratt again converted,
but England were disappointed to let Canada in just before the break
with a try caused by their own errors.
After the restart, two consecutive penalties converted by Scarratt, saw
England head into a comfortable 25-7 lead before Scarratt sealed
England's Cup Final win with a 57th minute try caused from a turn-over
ball from Canada's line-out.
England Under 20s Canada U20s
1 Laura Keates © (Worcester), 2 Davinia Monteiro (Wasps), 3 Victoria Cornborough (Richmond), 4 Rowena Burnfield (Richmond), 5 Juliet Short (Darlington Mowden Park), 6 Isabelle Noel-Smith (Bath), 7 Marlie Packer (Bath), 8 Nicola Hoole (Bath), 9 Sarah Guest (Worcester), 10 Claire Garner (Doncaster), 11 Samantha Bree (Worcester), 12 Sara McKenna (Old Albanian Saints), 13 Rose Fong (Darlington Mowden Park), 14 Natasha Hunt (Bath), 15 Emily Scarratt (Lichfield). Replacements: 16 Charlotte Male (Ivel Barbarians), 17 Victoria Fleetwood (Lichfield), 18 Hannah Field (Reading), 19 Brigid Reeves (Leeds Leos), 20 Rachel Fraser (Morpeth), 21 April Brown (Saracens), 22 Georgina Crabb (Camberley)
Tries: Monteiro, Garner, Hunt, Scarratt
Conversions: Scarratt (2)
Penalties: Scarratt (2)
Substitutions: Crabb for Bree (20), Fleetwood for Monteiro (20), Fraser for Guest, Male for Short (31), Brown for Garner, Reeves for Noel-Smith, Field for Packer (35).
Under 20s Nations Cup Schedule:
All games to be played at Appleby College in Toronto
Friday July 11th
Wales v Canada A, KO 530pm
England v Canada KO 710pm (1210am BST) WON 31-5
Monday July 14th
England v Canada A KO 530pm (1030pm BST) WON 22-5
Canada v Wales KO 710 pm
Wednesday July 16th:
England v Wales KO 7pm (12am BST) WON 14-3
Saturday July 19th:
Championship Final KO 5pm (10pm BST)
England v Canada WON 30-7
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