U16 EUROPEAN CUP: POOL B - ROUND 2

France brought first round victors the Euro Celts crashing back down to earth with a heavy eight tries to one defeat. Morgan Escaré, Clément Soubeyras, and Eloi Pelissier all scored two tries while Jake Brown's 17th minute try which cut France's early 12-0 lead in half flattered to deceive.

Sent-off: Rieux (42).

FRANCE
Morgan Escaré, Quentin Nauroy, Rémi Vignau, Anthony Rastouil, Clément Soubeyras, Gael Garreta, Maxime Fages, Théo Gonzalez, Guillaume Rey, Christopher Lafon, Jordan Rieux (c), Eloi Pelissier, Tony Gigot. Subs: Jonathan Soum, Robin Raynal, Julian Bousquet, Jordan Alvernhe

EURO CELTS
Kris Wilkes, Nenad Petrović, Ethan Woodvine, Carl Murray, Vojislav Dedić, Peter Carr, Ian Marshall, Sam Powell, Kyle Blackmore, Dale Blackmore (c), Jan Buben, Jake Brown, Tom Beaumont. Subs: Velibor Srećković, Kuba Smišek, Lazar Pavlović, Michal Hora