England U20s need one point to land semi-final spot

By BEN JAYCOCK

England u20s need just a point to qualify for the Junior World Cup semi-finals but head coach Mark Mapletoft says that’s a very dangerous position to be in ahead of their crunch Pool C match with tournament hosts South Africa.
Mapletoft’s side are yet to play in front of a four-figure crowd during the tournament with their opening win against Argentina drawing just 257, and their victory against Fiji on Thursday in front of 110.
However, their Pool C decider will feature a partisan home crowd and after South Africa were well beaten by Argentina earlier this week, England are...

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