Junior World Championships 2011 England France

Semi Final

22 June 2011

Stadio Communale,

Comigo

England booked their place in the IRB Junior World Championship 2011 final after beating France 33-18 in an enthralling first semi final at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo on Wednesday, George Ford scoring 18 points in the match as Rob Hunter’s side came from 18-13 behind to reach a third final in four years.  Christian Wade opened the scoring in front of a capacity crowd in Treviso, crossing for his fifth try of the tournament after a perfectly weighted kick from centre Owen Farrell, but it was Ford who proved the difference against a resilient French defence. France, playing in their first ever Junior World Championship semi final, were unable to prevent the 18-year-old fly half from pulling the strings and they now must regroup for the third-place play-off on Sunday.

But England, who won the last meeting between the two teams in the Under 20 Six Nations 19-8 with Ford kicking 14 points, were made to work hard for this win. Prop Sebastien Taofifenua scored his second try of the tournament within minutes of Wade’s effort to give France the lead, which Jean Pascal Barraque extended with a penalty, but it was England who led 13-10 at half time thanks to their fly half. Ford, the youngest player in the tournament having only turned 18 in March, danced his way to the try-line only minutes before the break, selling the French defence a dummy after a well-worked lineout in France’s 22.

Barraque, so impressive in the Pool B decider with Australia, drew France level within minutes of the restart and wing Marvin O’Connor edged them further ahead after combining well with full back Jean Marcel Buttin to outpace the English cover defence. That, though, proved to be France’s final score as England full back Ben Ransom, who minutes earlier had missed a tackle on O’Connor, found space on the flank to touch down for the 2008 and 2009 runners-up before Ford added the extras. Ford added two further penalties to push England through the 600-point barrier – one France had reached with O’Connor’s try to become the first northern hemisphere side to do so. However, France were left to rue a glorious opportunity to keep the game alive with 10 minutes remaining, hooker Clement Bourgeois throwing a forward pass when Barraque had a free run to the line. It ultimately mattered little, though, as England captain Alex Gray read Jean Marc Doussain’s long pass perfectly to race away under the posts to spark celebrations with their final place confirmed. England, who lost at this stage to Australia in 2010, will now be looking to win their first ever title, having been beaten by New Zealand in their two previous final appearances in Wales (2008) and Japan (2009).

FR repost lien mort retrouvé 

Absolument pas destiné à etre copié collé dans d'autres sites

Rug.Wc.Jun.2011.Eng.Fra.Thewildbunch22.1Hlf.mkv

402.91 MB https://1fichier.com/?j21vn4joeq9tg0w0cgwj

Rug.Wc.Jun.2011.Eng.Fra.Thewildbunch22.2Hlf.mkv

375.85 MB https://1fichier.com/?hwmn10ibhr3uf4emh26u