France U20

31 - 45

Full Time

England U20

England U20 vs France U20

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour comes on.

78'

Oliver Spencer comes off.

78'

Ben Douglas comes on.

78'

Archie McParland comes off.

78'

Yellow Card

Scott Kirk (England U20) is shown a yellow card

77'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Mathis Castro getting some game time.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Zaccharie Affane being replaced.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Souverbie getting some game time.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Leo Carbonneau being replaced.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Josh Bellamy getting some game time.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with George Makepeace-Cubitt being replaced.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Sialevailea Tolofua getting some game time.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Hugo Descube being replaced.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Robin Couly getting some game time.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Barnabe Massa being replaced.

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Zaccharie Affane took full advantage.

72'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Fabien Brau Boirie getting some game time.

71'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Leon Darricarrere being replaced.

71'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Kane James getting some game time.

70'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Henry Pollock being replaced.

70'

Conversion

The England U20 supporters go wild as Sean Kerr successfully kicks the conversion.

69'

Try

A series of passes by England U20 results in a try for Jimmy Halliwell

69'

A gap opened in the defence and Jimmy Halliwell took full advantage.

69'

That's a great try assist by James Isaacs.

69'

France U20 make a substitution with Simon Huchet coming on.

68'

France U20 make a substitution with Posolo Tuilagi coming off.

68'

France U20 make a substitution with Geoffrey Malaterre coming on.

68'

France U20 make a substitution with Joe Quere Karaba coming off.

68'

The defensive line has been broken as Maxence Biasotto goes through the gap.

65'

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Waghorn goes through the gap.

63'

France U20 sub Zaccharie Affane comes onto the field.

62'

Mathis Castro departs for France U20.

62'

It was a certain try if England U20 hadn't been impeded, the referee agrees and awards the penalty try.

62'

Yellow Card

Thomas Duchene (France U20) is shown a yellow card

62'

Thomas Duchene comes on for France U20.

59'

Zaccharie Affane leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as George Makepeace-Cubitt kicks the conversion.

59'

Try

A penetrating move by England U20 results in a try for Henry Pollock.

58'

Finn Carnduff played a key part in that try.

58'

What a run here by Finn Carnduff as they get over the gainline!

58'

Olamide Sodeke comes on for England U20.

56'

Joe Bailey leaves the field.

56'

Scott Kirk comes on for England U20.

56'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour leaves the field.

56'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus adds the points for France U20.

56'

Jimmy Halliwell comes on.

54'

Billy Sela comes off.

54'

Zinedine Aouad comes on.

51'

Lino Julien comes off.

51'

Sean Kerr has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

49'

Try

Ioan Jones intercepts and has a clean run to the tryline.

47'

Ioan Jones makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'

Marko Gazzotti makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'

Conversion

Hugo Reus adds the two points for France U20.

46'

Try

Slick passing by France U20 leads to a try for Mathis Castro.

45'

Mathis Castro makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Spellbinding play by Lino Julien is finished off with a try.

45'

Mathis Ferte makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

Conversion

Sean Kerr adds the two points for England U20.

43'

Try

The England U20 maul march their way over the white wash for James Isaacs to touch down.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

45'

England U20 make a substitution with Oliver Spencer coming on.

43'

England U20 make a substitution with Ben Redshaw coming off.

43'

Fabulous play by France U20 has led to Posolo Tuilagi being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Conversion

Sean Kerr does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

37'

Try

The England U20 maul pushes over the tryline as James Isaacs scores.

36'

Trouble here as Hugo Reus breaches the defence.

31'

Conversion

Hugo Reus makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

Silky skills by France U20 ends with a try for Leo Carbonneau.

26'

Mathis Ferte played a key part in that try.

26'

Trouble here as Theo Attissogbe breaches the defence.

26'

Conversion

Hugo Reus makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

France U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Kalvin Gourgues picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

24'

Leo Carbonneau played a key part in that try.

24'

This is dangerous for the defence as Leo Carbonneau bursts through to advance the France U20 attack.

21'

Conversion

Hugo Reus converts the try.

13'

Try

A series of passes by France U20 results in a try for Mathis Ferte

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Mathis Ferte took full advantage.

12'

Spellbinding play by Leon Darricarrere is finished off with a try.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Joe Quere Karaba goes through the gap.

Sean Kerr hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

Try

A stunning solo try from Ben Redshaw

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Redshaw goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 France U20 v England U20 
  
 Round 5 
  
 Fri 15th March 2024, 01:00pm PDT 
  
 Stade du Hameau

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +14

Time in lead

Mins in lead

60%

% Of Game In Lead

24%

48%

Possession Last 10 min

52%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Kirk

77'

31 - 45

Kerr

69'

31 - 45

Halliwell

69'

31 - 43

Penalty Try

62'

31 - 38

Duchene

31 - 31

62'

Makepeace-Cubitt

59'

31 - 31

Pollock

58'

31 - 29

Reus

31 - 24

56'

Jones

47'

28 - 24

Reus

28 - 19

46'

Castro

26 - 19

45'

Kerr

43'

21 - 19

Isaacs

42'

21 - 17

Half Time

Kerr

37'

21 - 12

Isaacs

36'

21 - 10

Reus

21 - 5

27'

Carbonneau

19 - 5

26'

Reus

14 - 5

25'

Gourgues

12 - 5

24'

Reus

7 - 5

13'

Ferte

5 - 5

12'

Redshaw

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

France U20

England U20

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Defence Profile

France U20

England U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

50%

40%

3-6 secs

21%

33%

6+ secs

23%

19%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

73'

76'

77'

78'

France U20

England U20

France U20 vs England U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

France U20 face off against England U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 5 on Fri 15th March 2024 at Stade du Hameau. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 13:00 EST in the US.

England U20 won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with England U20 in 1st and France U20 in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

France U20 vs England U20 Squads

The official squads for France U20 vs England U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.