THE tour of Spain kicked off with a convincing victory over the Basque side Euskarians in San Sebastian on June 1.
The Counties squad, who arrived in the country following the Bill Beaumont Cup finals, gelled quickly and showed their physical superiority to ease away.
Rhys Hayes’ try in the opening minutes set the tone for a one-sided affair with Max Trimble scoring their second.
Peter Swatkins then made it 19-0 with a try of his own before Euskarians responded through Beñat Goicoechea.
Robin Wedlake got on the scoresheet twice with Counties also scoring through the impressive ...
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