George and Sam score in England rout (From Surrey Comet)

George and Sam score in England rout

12:38pm Friday 23rd July 2010 in

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Whitigift and Harlequins lock George Merrick was among the try-scorers as England U18 overwhelmed France 66-19 in Georgia this week.

Dulwich College flanker Sam Northcote-Green, on as a replacement, also went over as England ran in 10 tries on the second game of their South Africa tour.

Joel Hodgson scored a hat-trick of tries with Tom Jubb, Henry Slae, Sam Mill, Nathan Moris, Ben Ransom and Charlie Walker getting the others.

Victory stretched England U18s winning sequence to 19 games going into their game today (Friday) against South Africa U18 in Port Elizabeth.

Head coach John Fletcher said: “In the first half we were good and played with lots of tempo and pace, caused France problems and moved the ball well.

“The second was a bit patchy and we made a few unforced errors but fair play to France, they made us work hard and were dangerous when they had the ball.

“Overall I’m really pleased with the performance though and we’ll have to step it up again when we face South Africa on Friday.”

England U18: Ben Ransom (Tonbridge & Saracens); Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks), Elliot Daly (Whitgift & London Wasps), Tommy Bell (Bacup and Rawtenstall GS & Sale Sharks), Charlie Walker (Oakham & Harlequins); Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons), Dan Robson (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby); Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro College & Exeter Chiefs), Nathan Moris (Sedbergh & Newcastle Falcons), Kyle Sinckler (Epsom College & Harlequins), George Merrick (Whitgift School & Harlequins), Tom Jubb (Oaklands College & Saracens), Will Skuse (Bryanston & Bath Rugby), Chris Walker (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie, captain), Billy Vunipola (Harrow & London Wasps, vice captain) Replacements: Koree Britton (Ivybridge College & Gloucester Rugby) for Moris 65, Nick Auterac (Oaklands College & Saracens) for Cowan-Dickie 55, Anthony Brennan (Twyford CofE & London Wasps) for Sinckler 65, Will Spencer (St Paul's Catholic & Bath Rugby) for Merrick 45, Sam Northcote-Green (Dulwich College & London Wasps) for Vunipola, Henry Slade (Plymouth College & Exeter Chiefs) for Bell 38, Sam Hill (Ivybridge College & Exeter Chiefs) for Daly 65, Anthony Watson (St George's College, Weybridge & London Irish) for Ransom 65, Dominic Barrow (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie) for Chris Walker 68.