England Community Lions U19s beat Serbia U21s 52-4,in a game played in three periods of 20 minutes. Sam Murtagh and Joshua Langley both scored two of the Lions’ ten tries in total, Henry Ogden, Daniel Knott, Tom Farren, Fletcher Holgate, Joshua Blinkhorn and Marcus Geener also crossing. Andrei Marinkovic replied for the young Serbs.

England U19s coach, Gary Hewer, noted: “We handled the conditions very well, our completion rates were high which was reflected in the score line. Fair credit to the Serbians who are inexperienced at this level, they stuck at it.”

Serbia U21s
Andrei Marinkovic, Aleksa Zivojinovic, Lazar Bustic, Djordje Krnieta, Bosko Todorovic, Aleksa Radoicovic, Marko Jakoulievic, Velibor Karanovic, Mihailo Tomic, Marko Milicevic, Luka Ilic, Straltinja Stojilikovic, Enis Bibic. Interchanges: Dusan Jerenic, Uros Stanojevic, Vladimir Dinic, Strahinja Milankovic, Branko Milosevic.

Tries: Andrei Marinkovic (13)
Goals: Straltinja Stojilikovic 0/1

England U19s
Sam Murtagh, ⁠Jacob Haigh, ⁠Marcus Geener, ⁠Henry Ogden, ⁠Daniel Knott, ⁠George Jamieson, ⁠Devan Sharp, Miller Dalton, Scott Simmons, Tom Farren, Keane Elms, Ben Metcalfe, Joe Lewis. Interchanges: Joshua Langley, Alfie Hough, Joshua Blinkhorn, Harry Barker, Joshua Hopkins, Fletcher Holgate, Jack Lawler.

Tries: Henry Ogden (2), Sam Murtagh (6, 50), Daniel Knott (9), Tom Farren (17), Fletcher Holgate (24), Joshua Langley (27, 43), Joshua Blinkhorn (36), Marcus Geener (39)
Goals: George Jameson 4/8, Joshua Langley 2/2

1st Period: 4-18

2nd Period:  4-40

Full Time: 4-52