Richie Pugh’s side showed great courage and character to get within a whisker of overturning a big English side. They led 35-29 going into the dying moments before conceding a try for a driving line-out with the clock in the red.

That brough the English team back to within a point and left their outside half with a tricky conversion to win the game. He hit the target with a superb strike and the victory went to the boys in white.

Wales U18 scorers: Tries: Tom Bowen 2, Caio James, ff Emmanuel, Pen Try; Cons: Carwyn Jones 4.

Full match report and reaction to follow.

Wales U18

15 Jack Woods (Monmouth School/Dragons)
14 Tom Bowen (Clifton College/Bristol Bears)
13 Lewis Edwards (YGG Gwyr/Ospreys)
12 Steffan Emanuel (Millfield/Bath Rugby – CAPT)
11 Joseff Jones (YGG Glantaff/Cardiff Rugby)
10 Carwyn Jones (Llandovery College/Scarlets)
9 Sion Davies (YGG Glantaff/Cardiff Rugby);
1 Dylan James (Bridgend College/Ospreys)
2 Tom Howe (YGG Glantaff/Cardiff)
3 Jac Pritchard (Coleg Sir Gar/Scarlets)
4 Will Evans (Llandovery College/Scarlets)
5 Tom Cottell (Castell Alun High School/RGC)
6 Dom Kossuth (Coleg Sir Gar/Scarlets)
7 Caio James (Hartpury/Gloucester)
8 Deian Gwynne (Hartpury/Scarlets)

Replacements
16 Ruben Cummings (Hartpury/Gloucester)
17 George Tuckley (Monmouth School/Dragons)
18 Alex Bosworth (Hartpury/Gloucester)
19 Sam Williams (Coleg Sir Gar/Scarlets)
20 Keanu Evans (YGG Strade/Scarlets)
21 Tudor Jones (YGG Llangefni/RGC)
22 Steffan Jac Jones (Hartpury/Scarlets)
23 Jack Harrison (Beechen Cliff/Bath Rugby)
24 Dylan Alford (Coleg Llandrillo/RGC)
25 Ryan Jones (Hartpury/Dragons)
26 Harrison Doe (Gower College/Ospreys)

Men’s Six Nations U18 Festival – Day 1

Georgia 14 – 22 Scotland
Italy 30 – 14 Portugal
Ireland 7 – 50 France
En gland 36 – 35 Wales