England U20

21 - 13

Full Time

France 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'

Conversion

Hugo Reus converts the try.

80'

Try

A wonderful passing move by France U20 is finished off by Mathis Ferte

80'

Mathis Castro sets up the try.

80'

This is dangerous for the defence as Xan Mousques bursts through to advance the France U20 attack.

79'

Jack Bracken comes on.

76'

Angus Hall comes off.

76'

James Isaacs comes on.

76'

Craig Wright comes off.

76'

Josh Bellamy comes on.

75'

Ben Coen comes off.

75'

A gap opened in the defence and Xan Mousques took full advantage.

74'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Mathys Belaubre getting some game time.

73'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Maxence Biasotto being replaced.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Cameron Miell getting some game time.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Asher Opoku-Fordjour being replaced.

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Xan Mousques took full advantage.

72'

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

70'

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Duchene being replaced.

70'

Penalty Goal

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

66'

France U20 make a substitution with Axel Desperes coming on.

65'

France U20 make a substitution with Leo Carbonneau coming off.

65'

England U20 sub Olamide Sodeke comes onto the field.

60'

Joe Bailey departs for England U20.

60'

Brent Liufau comes on for France U20.

59'

Corentin Mezou leaves the field.

59'

Penalty Goal

Sean Kerr adds the points for England U20.

56'

James Halliwell comes on for England U20.

56'

Afolabi Fasogbon leaves the field.

56'

Charles Kante-Samba comes on.

54'

Sialevailea Tolofua comes off.

54'

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

53'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Arthur Green from scoring as they record the try for England U20.

52'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Lucas Friday getting some game time.

47'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ollie Allan being replaced.

47'

Penalty Goal

Sean Kerr makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

47'

Yellow Card

Mathis Castro (France U20) is shown a yellow card

44'

France U20 make a substitution with Samuel Jean Christophe coming on.

43'

France U20 make a substitution with Lino Julien coming off.

43'

France U20 make a substitution with Thomas Lacombre coming on.

43'

France U20 make a substitution with Barnabe Massa coming off.

43'

England U20 make a substitution with Arthur Green coming on.

40'

England U20 make a substitution with Kane James coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus kicks the penalty.

41'

Fabulous play by France U20 has led to Xan Mousques being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

Conversion

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

35'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for England U20 as Joe Bailey goes over.

35'

Fabulous play by England U20 has led to Ioan Jones being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

England U20 decided to go for goal with Sean Kerr taking the penalty goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

32'

Sean Kerr hits the left post with their penalty attempt.

30'

Trouble here as Mathis Ferte breaches the defence.

25'

This is dangerous for the defence as Mathis Ferte bursts through to advance the France U20 attack.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Henry Pollock took full advantage.

13'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

10'

Sialevailea Tolofua comes on for France U20.

Geoffrey Malaterre leaves the field.

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Hugo Reus as it drops short of the posts.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 England U20 v France U20 
  
 Final 
  
 Fri 19th July 2024, 10:00am PDT 
  
 DHL Stadium

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +8

Time in lead

Mins in lead

63%

% Of Game In Lead

27%

48%

Possession Last 10 min

52%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Reus

80'

21 - 13

Ferte

80'

21 - 11

Kerr

21 - 6

66'

Kerr

18 - 6

56'

Green

15 - 6

52'

Kerr

10 - 6

47'

Castro

44'

7 - 6

Half Time

Reus

41'

7 - 6

Kerr

7 - 3

35'

Bailey

5 - 3

35'

Reus

10'

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.1

Entries

Attack Profile

England U20

France U20

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Defence Profile

England U20

France U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

47%

55%

3-6 secs

35%

26%

6+ secs

10%

12%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

69'

71'

72'

74'

75'

England U20

France U20

England U20 vs France U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

England U20 face off against France U20 in World Rugby U20 Championship Final on Fri 19th July 2024 at DHL Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 18:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST on SuperSport, 05:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 03:00 AEST in Australia and 10:00 EST in the US.

France U20 won the last encounter but France U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

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

England U20 vs France U20 Squads

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