France U19s …35
England U19s …22
A SLOPPY start set the tone for England U19s yesterday as they were convincingly beaten by France in Massy.
They made the worst possible start to the game after failing to collect the kick-off and conceding a penalty.
Matthieu Jalibert slotted it to give the French an early lead and 12 minutes later they were 6-0 in front after the Bordeaux fly-half was once again on target from the tee.
England were at sixes and sevens with persistent handling errors crippling their game.
They went 11 points behind after 26 minutes as Iban Etcheverry came off ...