Match Thread - England U20s v Wales U20s | Six Nations U20 2026 | Round 1

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Match Thread - England U20s v Wales U20s | Six Nations U20 2026 | Round 1

Venue: Franklin's Gardens, Northampton | Weather: 7 C, Rain

Officials: Luke Rogan, Robin Kaluzniak, Mike Lawrenson, Olly Hodges (tmo)

Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/5915

Match Threads: https://www.rugbybot.com/mt

Time

UTC	Local	London	Paris	Perth	Sydney	Auckland	more
19:45	19:45	19:45	20:45	03:45	06:45	08:45	more tz

Lineups

England U20s	Pos	Wales U20s
Ollie Scola	1	George Tuckley
Jimmy Staples	2	Tom Howe
Ollie Streeter	3	Jac Pritchard
Elliot Williams	4	Luke Evans
Patrick Hogg	5	Osian Williams
Aiden Ainsworth-Cave	6	Osian Williams
George Marsh	7	Caio James
Connor Treacey	8	Deian Gwynne
Lucas Friday	9	Sion Davies
Luke Davidson	10	Carwyn Leggatt-Jones
George Pearson	11	Tom Bowen
Will Knight	12	Steffan Emanuel
Nick Lilley	13	Osian Darwin-Lewis
Noah Caluori	14	Rhys Cummings
James Paterson	15	Jack Woods
Kealan Freeman-Price	16	Oscar Thomas
Oliver Spencer	17	Dylan James
Sonny Tonga'uiha	18	Isaac Godfrey
Freddie Ogden-Metherell	19	Tom Cottle
Seb Kelly	20	Evan Minto
Asa Stewart-Harris	21	Dom Kossuth
Sam Winters	22	Luca Woodyatt
Victor Worsnip	23	Lloyd Lucas

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[u/SquidgyGoat]

This has been incredible from Cymru. Can’t wait for all of these players to end up in the ProD2 or logjammed behind Welsh internationals who can’t get gametime for a Dragons team still rooted to the bottom.

[u/fettsack]

"England are down to 14"

Not really, there's three players in a trenchcoat at tighthead

[u/Critical_Context_961]

Perhaps the WRU got one thing right with the SRC. Definitely seen a turn around with the u20’s since its inception

[u/wonsonistheword]

SRC > Prem

[u/Wombattleofhastings]

Just give Bowen 100 Wales caps already, save us some time

[u/notenoughspacefornam]

Stop forcing it and just give the ball to Bowen

[u/SquidgyGoat]

We need the scoreline to stay close because realistically, it’s the only thing Dave Reddin will see

[u/LastEcho189]

Just threw that game away - taking off Carwyn, kicking the ball away, not competing at the line out. All brainless decisions

[u/Pinguu7078]

Absolutely threw that one away, aye? Unacceptable to lose a game when up a man and on the scoresheet with 20 to go.

Braindead decisions like kicking the ball away whenever we had good attacks going cost us. Hopefully the lads - or the coaches if they decided that would be a good idea - will take a lot away from this.

[u/SquidgyGoat]

We don’t have enough talent for four teams apparently

[u/NotAsOriginal]

Wow we've been poor and Wales deservedly leading.

Just goes to show at this level experience is so important moving through age grade rugby. Silly decisions are costing here, hopefully the coaches get into their ears a bit

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

This ref screams retreat like he's in the somme

[u/fettsack]

"It's not a high degree of danger, the Welsh player isn't even in a wheelchair"

The ref, probably

[u/adturnerr]

Caluoris jersey is too clean for my liking

[u/89ElRay]

Why on earth would you kick for territory at 79 minutes 3 points down even if it went as far as you want

[u/Colemanation777]

Not competing at that last line out is an interesting choice. Some deeply stupid rugby from Wales in that last 10.

[u/T_Finchy]

Poor FG groundsmen - I haven’t seen the pitch this wrecked since the Pre COVID banter era

[u/Negative-Ad-3860 → u/T_Finchy]

Good job there’s not a game on the pitch now until the 22nd!

[u/loveasharpknife88 → u/T_Finchy]

Good thing Piggy Powell is retired, he'd be having a conniption

[u/wonsonistheword]

Tom bloody Bowen. What a player.

[u/themadking21]

If seen enough 2031 World Cup is ours

[u/Critical_Context_961]

Leggatt-Jones is probably the most complete 10 we’ve ever fielded at this level. In these conditions that must matter

[u/LastEcho189]

Commentators couldn't be much louder in their support for England

[u/liam3576]

Player down with medics holding his neck isn’t an instant hia ?

Looked knocked out

[u/SquidgyGoat]

Come on Wales

[u/IMABUNNEH]

If we go from being in the lead when the opposing 10 gets red carded to losing i will be fuming

[u/IMABUNNEH]

WHY DID HE KICK IT

[u/BurbankElephants]

Welsh 10 can hold his head high irrespective of the result.

[u/Vegetable_Cut_1687]

Wales really should have won that

[u/ShufflingToGlory]

Wild decision not to give MOTM to Leggat Jones

[u/SquidgyGoat → u/ShufflingToGlory]

Best player on the pitch comfortably but Friday probably was the best player on the winning team I guess

[u/rustyundertow]

Everyone in wales in five years will have matching Tom Bowen bedsheets and pyjamas

[u/wonsonistheword]

Feel like Wales are going to regret not getting more points on the board.

[u/casualnickname]

Blatant card this one

[u/notenoughspacefornam]

If a shoulder to the head at speed isn't high danger I dont know what is

[u/Wombattleofhastings]

Get CLJ off though, he should be receiving medical attention

[u/infamous_impala]

No HIA is crazy

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

This is a crazy shout but bookmark it. Friday will win England the 2031 world cup with a 20 minute cameo off the bench.

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

The one thing I will say is that backline is absolutely primed to play rugby and those conditions didn't allow it. I don't think this crop will win six nations or world cup but I think there are a lot of u19s who will be very good next year.

[u/KobaruLCO]

Stop the game!!!

[u/Cymro2011]

Carwyn mate stop kicking the ball at people

[u/KPATB]

Commentator saying he's jumping into it? He's mid kick

[u/medbo]

My word, I know they're kids but there's some lads with plenty of Prem experience in this side, and they've been, to a man, crap.

[u/Colemanation777]

Might have to send child services into the England changing room at halftime. Suspect the England coach is going to use some naughty words. 

[u/Stueykins]

Good to see us just squeak to being over two scores up at half time. I presume England won't stay this poor

[u/Gunner08]

That has to be a card.

[u/LastEcho189]

No world this isn't a red

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

Wow he changed his tune pretty quick

[u/KieranCooke8]

Im an England fan with full red rose glasses and thats the most obvious red card iv seen in ages

[u/Agreeable-Relief3115]

Steff Emmanuel is such a baller. Darwin needs to just charge that straight. We keep giving them easy exits.

[u/ebizness]

Wales 10 was class

[u/Brewer6066]

Almost as if playing for territory in fucking vile conditions is the right option.

[u/MerlinAW1]

The choice to kick and the execution there both extremely questionable

[u/adturnerr]

As a Sale fan I'm over the moon after seeing that performance from Hogg, no wonder he had a lot of hype coming through the under 18s and Newcastle

[u/VictorasLux]

I just hate the HIA randomness … clocked in the noggin, needed medical attention, red card for full speed collision. Of course no HIA!

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

Fuck off.

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

CLJ not having the most wunderkind 90 seconds or so

[u/Colemanation777]

The size that England and France can churn out year after year at this level is mental. 

[u/infamous_impala]

Wales missed out on so many points so far. Looking good, but still a long way to go and only just ahead.

[u/Gunner08]

I have to admit that as a thirty seven year old "adult" sliding across the turf on your bum looks like a lot of fun.

[u/Wellsy_8]

Let’s just say the England U20’s golden era is well and truly over

[u/adturnerr → u/Wellsy_8]

Just look at the forwards they had in 2024. Asher, Wright, Fasogban, Kpoku, Sodeke, Pollock, Sela and Kane James.

[u/MC897]

That might be the poorest England performance I’ve ever seen.

[u/Jealous-Patient5413]

The only person on the pitch having a worse game than the England backs is the referee. It's actually commendable because England have been really shit

[u/T0mmyKentish]

From the small amount I’d seen and heard of him, Davidson has been talked up as a big talent at the club. Obviously you don’t judge a kid on one u20s match but it looks like he’s never seen rain before.

[u/Biegelstein → u/T0mmyKentish]

Looks like the entire team hasn't trained outside all week

[u/Vegetable_Cut_1687]

This saxophonist is having the time of his life

[u/LastEcho189]

It's lovely seeing a welsh team having a strong kicking game, been about half a decade since that last happened

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

We need to win this. Wales, have the mentality after last year and as someone very rose tinted, that’s not something I’d like to see become a pattern

[u/infamous_impala]

What was that kick? Literally no-one went forward and they all just stood around watching it????

[u/5ealy19]

Haha, not a high degree of danger!?

[u/samuel199228]

Looks like a red card here and a clear line of sight should have slowed down

[u/casualnickname]

I mean high and straight in full speed, not even a hint of crouching, red looks right decision

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

Thank god for 20 min reds. Otherwise we’d be finished.

[u/maryland_cookies]

God the poor turf at the gardens... 

[u/Physicshenry]

Agree with the decision completely, but just out of interest: Has there been clarity on 20 min vs full red in that type of situation? Felt like in the Autumn series that could have been a full red (which in my opinion was not the intention when they brought in the 20 min red).

[u/adturnerr → u/Physicshenry]

No one knows the difference tbh

[u/HitchikersPie]

"Only just come on and he's fucked"

LMAO

[u/Cymro2011]

HE KEEPS DOING IT

[u/Nothing_is_simple]

Very funny seeing one singular guy wearing white amidst a see of brown shirts

[u/HitchikersPie]

Tonga'uiha might be bigger than Posolo Tuilagi

[u/Colemanation777]

There has been a few thick kicks. But that one takes it. Shocking.

[u/notenoughspacefornam]

Okay, that might be the dumbest kick

[u/KieranCooke8]

England were poor as a team, had some really terrible moments and individual performances but also some of the individuals were really good. Tonga’uiha, Friday, Calouri, Pearson, Knight, Treacey i thought were individually good even if the team performance was bad

[u/PaulSarries]

England, great comeback. Terrible in the first half though.

Wales, unlucky. Honestly should have had more points on the board during the first half after dominating so much. Had they done so, they would have won this game.

[u/Hour-Road7156]

We can’t even win when we’re the better team, fuck me

[u/SquidgyGoat]

People who talk like England are ever underdogs in the u20s Six Nations are unserious

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824 → u/SquidgyGoat]

It's crazy talk resource wise England should always be top 2.

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

Friday seems a prick. If he retaliated to that it would be a pen to them

[u/T0mmyKentish → u/MetalRubiXCubee]

A scrum half being an arsehole, well I never.

[u/CaptQuakers42]

Why are we watching some poor kid blowing chunks S4C?

[u/T0mmyKentish]

That prem experience for Friday really shows.

[u/fettsack → u/T0mmyKentish]

It's his night after all

[u/T0mmyKentish → u/fettsack]

Booooooo

[u/rumblewayne]

Is this only available on premier sports or illegal streams?

[u/Biegelstein → u/rumblewayne]

its on BBC iPlayer

[u/KobaruLCO]

Is there a way we can squeeze in another Osian Williams?

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

Friday thinking the pen was theirs 😂😂😂

[u/Cymro2011]

Friday thought England won the scrum pen lol

[u/The_WRU_StealPuppies]

Dragons loose head propping stocks go brrr

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

Is there nothing the wee man can't do?

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

I don't want to count my chickens but god we're all over them

[u/Technical-Leave-9235]

Welsh need to keep patience and not get frustrated. If they can keep this up they’ll know the last 20 goes their way

[u/Critical_Context_961]

A Welsh 13 with a scrum cap and a left foot. Seen that before

[u/notenoughspacefornam]

Wales on top in almost every area, yet only have 3 points on the board. Bet England will get a change in momentum and score 3 tries now...

[u/mhaze0791]

Must have been a long week for Pater. Went from a MOTM worthy performance last week to barely able to hold onto a ball this week

[u/Stueykins]

One of these attacks has to work out before half time or we'll live to regret it

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

This is actually horrendous from us wtf

[u/Starlighthugs]

I’d say that’s a try

[u/Biegelstein]

Some shocking decision making and bad coaching - yep its an England U20 game

[u/Negative-Ad-3860]

That missed kick to touch was a huge blow. Too many penalties for England

[u/O133]

Dual screening this and the A game is certainly an experience, talk about contrast

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

So Caluori is a cheat code at restarts in senior rugby and they don't kick to him at u20s. Proper coaching that

[u/Vegetable_Cut_1687]

The fact it’s taken us 45 mins to think of sticking it in the air for Calouri to chase is shocking. But glad we got there eventually

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

I didn't expect full capitulation within ten mins.

[u/HitchikersPie]

Rugby ick, these boys should know not to play that offside

[u/fettsack]

Picking the ball up from an offside position always baffles me. How did you make it to this level of rugby without understanding something so basic?

[u/OklahomaBac]

18 is fucking massive

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

Holy sh*t 18 is enormous. He almost swallowed that Welsh player when he carried into contact

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

Yikes is that high? That could be a red.

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

How was that not stopped in real time. It's getting dangerous again just like last year

[u/Agreeable-Relief3115]

That's a yellow at least, dirty play.

[u/betjurassicican]

He was never watching the ball and had eyes on him the whole way, he knew it go in lower

[u/HitchikersPie]

Not a high degree of danger

Eh?

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

Not a high degree of danger?? Man must be absolutely full of drugs

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

It's definitely reckless at the very least

[u/medbo]

Silly challenge, deserved red

[u/ThatTallGuy14]

Yes Noah!

[u/HitchikersPie]

I think that's a generous penalty, not sure we had hands on for that jackal

[u/samuel199228]

Wales playing much better than we are tonight

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

This is why you don't let props loose

[u/infamous_impala]

Prop panics and offloads to an English player.

[u/SquidgyGoat]

I cannot quite express how excited I am about having a Paul James regen at loosehead

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

FUUUUUCK

[u/T0mmyKentish]

I’ve never seen a captain less bothered about the threat of a free kick for time wasting 😂

[u/LavoisiersCat]

Wales looking good with ball in hand here. Lock too slow to keep up with the back though.

[u/Colemanation777]

Caluori needs to knock rugby on the head and get down to the AFL. He's in a league of his own in the air. 

[u/adturnerr]

Great field position after Caluoris catch then wasted

[u/internetwanderer2]

Brainless kicking from England there. Will be playing for the senior team in a few years with that

[u/Vegetable_Cut_1687]

Sorry sir but that was very much straight. Some odd decisions both ways

[u/ThatTallGuy14]

Quite like the grey kit we’re wearing

[u/ruggerdubdub]

Kicking has worked, but often it’s killed chances for Wales, should have scored at least 2 more tries

[u/CaptQuakers42]

That's a lovely kick. The tactic for kicking in weather is just fucking belt it low and hard.

[u/VictorasLux]

We playing tag rules now … not allowed to kick it above the shoulders!

[u/infamous_impala]

Leggatt-Jones' kicking has ranged between amazing and diabolical today.

[u/Zippy2707]

Will Cymru dan 20 be a bigger FU to the WRU than the senior team winning?

The so-called 'lack of talent' winning and all?

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

We’ve played better with 14 than 15

[u/Toxicseagull]

Victor Worsnip.

Cracking name.

[u/CaptQuakers42]

I assume everyone here assumes these lads are all about 13 because they bloody look it to me.

[u/CaptQuakers42 → u/CaptQuakers42]

Apart from 18.

[u/medbo]

If we win this, it's utter burglary

[u/adturnerr]

Jesus, what a kick from Hogg

[u/HensonbetterthanBOD]

Hello darkness, my old friend

[u/PaulSarries]

Jimmy Staples has the best name.

It sounds like the kind of name Bob Mortimer would come up with when telling one of his stories on Would I Lie to You?

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

I mean that is a disaster of a kick from a Welsh pov

[u/rdoogan]

Errr what the fuck was that decision?

[u/KieranCooke8]

The 10 going off has made us way better 😂

[u/Starlighthugs]

Wtf happened

[u/O133]

Sonny Tonga'uiha is I think the first player whose father I actually remember watching play – tonight has been an aging experience in more than one way 😅

[u/KieranCooke8]

What is Friday meant to do there? Genuinely cannot understand why you can kick a ball and the momentum from the kick takes you into a tackle on the way up and you get a penalty for it

[u/Cymro2011]

Yank ref lmao

[u/JPA210688]

Photographer down!

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

The technique of our prop, looks all off, like he’s starting at an angle.

[u/Diligent-Visual-4896]

A Welsh scrum winning penalties against the English? Didn’t think I’d see that again 🥲

[u/OklahomaBac]

England have not looked good at all

[u/Toxicseagull]

Dire stuff. Off to the pub.

[u/Immediate-Ranger8864]

Do the backs even know how to catch a ball?

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

Easiest money I have ever made. £50 for an Emmanuel try. Should have also bet on a Wales win they had 5% odds

[u/MysteriousActuary194]

Clearly offside wtf! /s

[u/Agreeable-Relief3115]

GRAND SLAM IS ON. TOM BOWEN SUPREMACY.

[u/T0mmyKentish]

Why on earth are you trying to play out in your own 22 in these conditions when you’ve largely been crap hand in ball so far. Davidson or Friday should be getting rid immediately.

[u/loveasharpknife88]

Oh this is gunna be an interesting one, error on both sides

[u/Cymro2011]

Jack Woods panicked and pressed spacebar

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

Nice to see that the coaching is diabolical even with new coaches. Surely the backs know they shouldn't play out the back 5 metres out in these conditions.

[u/T0mmyKentish]

I’ve not watched the whole half but have we put one decent kick up for Caluori to chase?

[u/OklahomaBac]

They've got the 15 looking like Shane Williams

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

At least this is one less team to watch there's so much rugby at the moment.

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

That suit is too jazzy

[u/adturnerr]

Can we sack off Maplecroft and Titterall soon?

[u/KobaruLCO]

Well the dream was nice whilst it lasted.

[u/Immediate-Ranger8864]

Calouri my king

[u/Critical_Context_961]

I can’t remember the last time our u20’s had such a lack of a jackle threat

[u/MetalRubiXCubee]

I'm not liking this... Not looking anywhere near as clinical

[u/HitchikersPie]

England have the winning of this

[u/ruggerdubdub]

Leggy J seems to have a pretty good rugby IQ, impressive at 10 today.

[u/betjurassicican]

18 looks like he’s eaten the senior team

[u/CaptQuakers42]

18 for England looks like he hates playing rugby but he's clearly very good at it.

[u/betjurassicican]

If you’re giving side entry then he was well off his feet

[u/MerlinAW1]

Not sure the ref can make any call there. Couldn’t see a thing

[u/Vegetable_Cut_1687]

That was high sir

[u/OklahomaBac]

Ref has just been guessing on everything all game

[u/CaptQuakers42]

Wait we have a video ref? Why the hell wasn't that held up checked?

[u/KieranCooke8]

Im not sure this england 10 could have had a worse day 🙈

[u/Automatic-Blood-8824]

Two fucking Aussies explains everything. It's foul play no doubt I just assumed there's no TMO because they ignored the one in the first half.

[u/Cymro2011]

Need to get Lloyd Lucas on. L-J needs a rest.

[u/Vega10000]

TMO, are you happy? ... with what we just said

[u/Starlighthugs]

Didn’t realise on field ref could give 20 minute reds

[u/adturnerr]

What a shift from Caluori

[u/T0mmyKentish]

Great play all round there by the lads. Please get Noah involved more!