England narrowly beat young Scots

THREE second-half tries were not enough to secure success for Scotland Under-16 who lost 26-20 to England South at the Wellington International Festival yesterday.

Despite opening the scoring with a third-minute Adam Hastings penalty, England South hit back with pair of penalties either side of a missed Hastings’ attempt, before scoring and converting two tries.

The second half was much better for the young Scots, who battled back with three tries from wing Jacob Adamson, replacement wing Robbie Nairn – his second of the tournament – and back-row Scott McGinley.

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Each of the Scotland scores was followed by an England South penalty kick and, with only one of the Scottish scores converted, England South did just enough to hold on to their continually-eroded lead, as the half progressed to full-time.

Scotland under-16 head coach Gary Mercer, said: “Once again the boys showed great team spirit to mount a phenomenal come back against a very strong England team.”

Scotland under-16s complete the Festival with a match against France tomorrow.

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