France U20s in eight try rout over England

French No. 8 Sophie Pin was in formidable form, while the likes of Camille Cabalou and Aissetou Diallo causing England several headaches all over the park.

After an early missed penalty for centre Cabalou, France put their first points on the board with a eighth minute penalty and then had another chance at goal on 13 minutes but Cabalous kick this time went astray.

17 minutes in and a French line-out in Englands 22 saw powerful No. 8 Pin make a great break. Despite her power she was pulled down just short of the try-line but prop Arkya Ait Lahbib was in support and she muscled her way over to score. Cabalou converted and then added a second penalty moments later to hand France a 13-0 lead.

Nearing the half hour mark, some good work by France at the breakdown saw Pin in the thick of it before the ball was moved out-wide, with four great offloads ending up with wing Diallo showing her speed to sprint past England fullback Georgia Peedle.

Cabalou couldnt make the conversion but soon France had established a 23-0 lead when an error by England saw Lauriane Lissar pick up a loose ball and run in for a soft try. Diallo then rounded off the second-half with her second touchdown just before the break when some missed tackles by England saw the wing side step her way through Englands defence and charge 60 metres up-field to score. With Cabalou making the conversion France went into half time with a healthy 30-0 lead.

In the second half, the one way traffic continued for France with some immediate pressure on Englands try-line. England held firm but it came at a cost with prop Catherine Pugh taking a heavy knock and leaving the field while fellow front rower Mica Evans was also out of action for some time. France made the most of their advantage and in the end fly-half Julie Billes cut a good line to score near the posts.

On form centre Cabalou then added to her tally with her first try with Billes and Pin at the heart of the action before an offload to Cabalou, who finished off the move with a try on the right wing. The fly-half couldnt add the conversion but with France already 40-0 up it did not matter much.

As France entered the final period of the match, England rallied hard to keep their rivals at bay but they couldnt stop the onslaught and instead France ran in a further two tries, courtesy of Morgane Peyronnet and Audrey Boniface, making the final score 50-0.Report thanks to the RFUWPictures thanks toYaneth Pinilla b. (dfO)

England Women U20s: Georgia Peedle , Rachel Jones, Hannah Edwards, Louise Dennis, Rebecca Hughes , Lauren Cattell, Fiona Davidson, Mica Evans(Saracens, Emily Catherine Pugh, Ellen Gattlin, Abbie Scott, Fiona Fletcher , Megan Oaten, Katie Turnbull

Replacements:Needham for Pugh (3),Notman for Hatherall, McGuinness for Hughes (both 60), Goddard for Cattell (67), Williams for Oaten (67), Blackburn for Davidson (70), Gill for Gatlin (70)

France:15 NDIAYE Maeva (La Valette), 14 DIALLO Aissetou (Maison-Laffitte), 13 PEYRONNET Morgane (Fonsorbes), 12 CABALOU Camille (Tarbes Pyrnes Rugby), 11 BONIFACE Audrey (Tarbes Pyrnes Rugby), 10 BILLES Julie (USAP), 9 MENANTEAU Marie (Romagnat), 1 AIT LAHBIB Arkya (Stade Rennais Rugby), 2 DIVOUX Wendy (La Valette), 3 BIAUDIS Eva (AC Bobigny 93) (C), 4 LANDREAU Pauline (Fonsorbes), 5 SUDRE Marine (Fonsorbes), 6 PEYRONNET Marion (Fonsorbes), 7 LISSAR Lauriane (AS Bayonne), 8 PIN Sophie (La Valette).Replacements:16 TURPE Karen (Ovalie Caennaise), 17 FERREIRA DA SILVA Lilian (Saint Orens), 18 DEYLAUD Margaux (Saint Orens), 19 SINEUX Barbara (Stade Rennais Rugby), 20 FAZIO Elodie (Sassenage), 21 LE GUEVEL Maiwenn (Stade Rennais Rugby), 22 POCORENA Estelle (AS Bayonne), VAZ Marjorie (Romagnat).

Tries: Ait Lahbib, Diallo (2), Lissar, Billas, Cabalou, Peyronnet, Boniface

Conversions: Cabalou (2)

Penalties: Cabalou (2)

Referee:Christine Bigaran