Stylish Carbonel steers France to second title in row

Back-to-back champs: France celebrate after their hard-fought victory

By GARY FITZGERALD
YOUNG general Louis Carbonel showed class, control and confidence with a commanding performance that ensured France retained the World junior crown.
The Toulon starlet pulled all the right strings and booted 14 points in a seesawing contest which left Australia’s young Wallabies devastated at the end in Rosario.
Les Bleuets became only the third team to win back to back titles after a tense final where flowing rugby was the order of the day in the first half with clinical, cool headed thinkin...

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