Bath Rugby starlet Zach Mercer scores as England under-18s finish...
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Zach Mercer scored a try as England beat Italy 39-12 to finish third in the under-18 European Championship.
The Bath Rugby youngster played number eight, with his clubmates Dan Frost, Jack Edmondson and Darren Atkins on the bench.
England started brightly despite the wet conditions in Toulouse, notching up four tries to go into the break 29-0 up.
Italy came back into it, but didn't have enough to reel in the red-rose outfit.
England under-18s head coach John Fletcher said: "Overall, it was an okay performance from the guys.
It was a decent effort but felt we could have given more.
The…
The Bath Rugby youngster played number eight, with his clubmates Dan Frost, Jack Edmondson and Darren Atkins on the bench.
England started brightly despite the wet conditions in Toulouse, notching up four tries to go into the break 29-0 up.
Italy came back into it, but didn't have enough to reel in the red-rose outfit.
England under-18s head coach John Fletcher said: "Overall, it was an okay performance from the guys.
It was a decent effort but felt we could have given more.
The…
