WATCH: England win Under-20 Six Nations after victory over Scotland
Last Updated: 11/03/17 10:36pm
England Under 20s won the Six Nations title after a 33-5 win over Scotland at Franklin's Gardens.
The hosts were kept at bay by a patient Scottish defence in the opening exchanges before Jack Nay broke the deadlock with the first try of the game.
Captain Zach Mercer then set up scrum-half Harry Randall just before half-time, and England kicked on after the break with a score from winger Dominic Morris.
Scotland responded straight away with a try of their own through Darcy Graham, before Mercer scored to give his side the bonus point after an error from Scotland fly-half Josh Henderson.
Theo Brophy Claws made sure England finished the match in style by staying on the shoulder of Joe Cokanasiga, taking the offload to sprint over in the corner.
England had to wait until the result of Wales U20s match against Ireland to find out if they had won the championship, with Wales's 41-27 win confirming England as the competition's winners.
England U20 coach Tom Williams urged his side to go on and seal the Grand Slam.
"I was excited when we were preparing for this game as I knew it would be a challenge," said Williams.
"Scotland didn't provide us with too many problems defensively, however they were very effective with their game plan and we found ourselves frustrated at times.
"We have sown up the Six Nations title this evening but we all want the Grand Slam - that is what we set out to achieve at the start of the competition. Ireland are going to be a real handful next week and it will be a massive game playing for the Grand Slam on St Patrick's Day."
