England U20s 19-16 Wales U20s: Down 16-0, Titterrell's side mounted a comeback after hard-fought contest

Despite the deficit reading 16-0 at the interval, both Sonny Tonga’uiha and Jimmy Staples crossed early in the final 40 minutes, before a late score in the contest by Victor Worsnip sealed an impressive comeback victory on a horrid night in Northampton.

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You have to go back to 2016 when Wales' youngsters were last triumphant on English soil; that year, they went on to win the Grand Slam.

After a try from co-Captain Steffan Emanuel and 11 points from the tee of Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, saw Wales were unable to make it back-to-back victories against England in the U20s Six Nations

Carwyn Leggatt-Jones got proceedings underway and quickly got his side in front. After the hosts were penalised around the breakdown, the Scarlets player slotted the opening points from the tee.

Then, Ollie Streeter, who was penalised moments earlier, was replaced by Tonga’uiha with a matter of minutes on the clock.

Leggatt-Jones expertly kicked in behind and claimed his side a 50-22 after six minutes, but following the catch and drive, the outside-half had Wales on the back foot after going behind the gain line.

Steffan Emanuel kicked the ball in behind, but the hosts regathered and kicked to relieve pressure after some early pressure from the visitors.

England found themselves on the front foot through a maul, which led to Lucas Friday breaking up the touchline, but following a chip, Leggatt-Jones got back to touch down over the try-line.

Elliot Williams was then penalised for a late hit on Sion Davies, and from the penalty being kicked upfield, England brilliantly turned the ball over following the catch and drive.

At the start of the second quarter, hooker Tom Howe made a darting run from the lineout for the visitors and put his side metres out.

From spreading the ball, more strength was on shown in England’s stubborn defence as they claimed a penalty around the breakdown.

Outside-centre Osian Darwin-Lewis then turned the ball over to win his side a penalty. Leggatt-Jones opted for the posts, but had his shot from distance land short before 30 minutes.

After 32 minutes, the first try was scored. Following misplacing their attack inside their own 22, Leggatt-Jones kicked ahead with inside-centre Emanuel racing over to score to punish the hosts’ mistake.

England were then penalised almost immediately after, and this came from Lucas Friday taking Jack Woods out in the air. From moving to where the ball landed upfield, Leggatt-Jones added the three points.

The outside-half before the interval kicked another three points from the tee, as ill discipline was proving costly for England at the break.

After both sides made no changes at the break, it was England who started strongly, through a break by scrum-half Friday. After Davies was forced to take the ball over his own line, the hosts had themselves with a threatening five-metre scrum.

From pressuring the visitors' defence after claiming a free-kick, England scored their first points of the evening. From close range, replacement tight-head Tonga’uiha powered his way over the whitewash. With a sense of a momentum switch as the third quarter went on, they quickly found their second of the contest.

From a dominant driving maul and with 72% possession in the second half, Jimmy Staples crossed over, with Luke Davidson unable to add the extras, which made it a four-point game. Scrum-half Friday then put his team within touching distance of Wales' whitewash after a 50-22.

England, from the lineout, spread the ball out wide, but they then lost it forward, and replacement Dylan James was penalised for being offside. The hosts opted for a tap-and-go, and then, after a few phases, the visitors showcased some brilliant defence to hold the ball up.

Leggatt-Jones, after attempting to take a highball, was hit directly in the head at speed by Davidson's shoulder, which then resulted in the outside-half being sent off for a 20-minute red card, with 19 minutes left on the clock.

Despite being a man down, Noah Caluori began to make an impact as pressure still remained on Wales' slim four-point lead. Darwin-Lewis was working in space minutes later, and with Luke Evans on the outside, the second row was unable to gather with the tryline metres away.

But in the closing exchanges, the hosts claimed a penalty around the breakdown, and pressure was asserted back on the visitors. From yet another catch and drive, and a few phases followed, as replacement Worsnip scored to seal the win in a thrilling contest.

The scrum-half deservedly claimed the Player of the Match award, and this was off some incredible work in attack.

Kept Wales on their feet in attack, made some timely kicks in behind, which almost certainly gained his side field advantage.

He kept the tempo of his handling up extremely well from when they were in close range, which proved to be the difference in the end.

The replacement tight-head who came on early in the contest due to an injury, provided England with the first try of their remarkable comeback.

He was a great asset in defence, making some solid hits, scrummaged well, and provided a solid ball carrying option when pressuring Wales’ defence.

The number eight, was solid all throughout the contest. He did a lot of the unseen work around the breakdown area well.

The 19-year-old set the bar as skipper for players around to aspire to, in an evening where there looked at times to be no positives.

If Wales were to hold onto the victory in Northampton, it would not have come as a shock that the outside-half would’ve claimed the Player of the Match award.

Ushered his side’s attack extremely well, with some noticeable low testing kicks in behind, the perfect type for the torrid conditions. Kept Wales very much in the contest throughout as he kicked 11 points from the tee.

It was definitely a night for strong defence but also strong handling, and the Cardiff product had both in abundance.

Work-rate was extremely high, worked well around the breakdown area with some noticeable turnovers which relieved his side of pressure.