England dedicated their win to assistant coach Gary McMahon, who tragically passed away at the team base on Sunday morning. Keiran Welburn finished with 24 points from a try and ten perfect goals, Leeds Rhinos academy player Mekhi Bridgeman-Reany with a brace of tries after the hour.

Mason Phillips levelled for Wales early on but they trailed 20-8 at the break, and the Community Lions dominated the late exchanges. Their head coach Allan Coleman commented: “The lads were emotional and paid the perfect tribute to Gary, they’ve been brilliant today. It’s just fitting that they scored 56 points and that was his age. The second half we were excellent, completed our sets and it really worked for us.”

England 56
Ryan Wood, Andy Djeukam, Harvey Oldroyd, Callum Murphy, Noah Lancelott, Connor Goldthorpe, Toby Hughes, Matthew Parkes, Logan Holgate, Josh Leeson, Harry Penny, Kieran Welburn, Scott Parnaby 
Subs: Dylan Turner, Rio McQuistan, Mekhi Bridgeman-Reany, Jack Newbegin

Tries: Oldroyd (4), Hughes (15), Newbegin (32), Lancelott (44), Penny (53), Welburn (55), Bridgeman-Reany (65, 69), Goldthorpe (75)
Goals: Welburn 10/10

Wales 8
Isaac Morgan, Dylan Morgan, Mason Phillips, Alex Banks, Robert Muirhead, Billy Walkley, Llewellyn Hawkes, Oscar Fisher, Finley Yates, Carter Barnes, Scott Pritchard, Gethin Thomas, Jake Lacey 
Subs: Charlie Glover, Lewis Ingram, Dafydd Orr Morgan, Calum Jones

Tries: Phillips (11)
Goals: Walkley 2/2

Referee: Eamonn Whelan (Ireland)