It was a historic round of action in the U20 Six Nations on Friday night as the second round went beyond all expectation.

The story of the night surely belonged to Italy, who claimed a first ever men’s victory over England after two Nicolo Teneggi penalties gave them a 6-0 win at the Stadio Comunale Di Monigo. Deago Bailey had a try disallowed for England, but the Italians were good value for their win, with Teneggi having two other kickable penalty opportunities.

After such history comes a weekend off for the U20s, and then for Italy it is another massive test as they head to an Ireland side who had a huge story of their own on Friday night as Ben Brownlee’s last-gasp try and a Charlie Tector conversion saw them steal victory at the death from France, 17-16. It leaves Ireland, whose only lead in the game came with that last kick, as the only undefeated side, three points clear of France and England in the table.

Wales meanwhile sit behind those three in fourth after they shot back against Scotland in the second half. The young Scots had, by and large, been in control but with tries from Alex Mann, Joe Hawkins, and Harri Houston Wales turned the ship around before then sealing a crucial bonus point through a late Morgan Morse score.

It all added up to an absolutely epic second round of action, with two late turnarounds, and that incredible 6-0 effort from Italy that will go down in Italian rugby history.

As mentioned, Italy travel to Ireland next on Friday 25^th February, while England will be hosting Wales and France travel to Scotland.

Round 2 Results

France 16-17 Ireland – 8pm, BBC iPlayer  – Stade Maurice David, Aix en Provence

Italy 6-0 England – 7pm, BBC iPlayer – Stadio Comunale Di Monigo

Wales 26-13 Scotland – 8pm, BBC iPlayer & S4C – ZipWorld Stadium, Colwyn Bay

Standings:

Team Sheets

France

15 Max Auriac (Stade Toulousain), 14 Jefferson Joseph (SU Agen), 13 Emilien Gailleton (SU Agen), 12 Louis Le Brun (Castres Olympique), 11 Enzo Reybier (US Oyonnax), 10 Louis Foursans-Bourdette (Montpellier Herault), 9 Baptsiste Jauneau (ASM Clermont Auvergne), 1 Matis Perchaud (Aviron Bayonnais), 2 Victor Montgaillard (USA Perpignan), 3 Valentin Simutoga (ASM Clermont Auvergne), 4 Samuel M’foudi (USA Perpignan), 5 Matthieu Uhila (Montpellier Herault), 6 Leo Banos (Stade Mantois), 7 Noe Della Schiava (La Rochelle), 8 Maloohi Suta (Provence).

Replacements: 16 Lucas Martin (Provence), 17 Louis Keziah Penverne (La Rochelle), 19 Thomas Cretu (Stade Francais Rugby), 19 Raphael Portat (Stade Toulousian), 20 Joseph Exshaw (Union Bordeaux Begles), 21 Jules Coulon (RC Toulon), 22 Aubin Eymeri (Montpellier HErault), 23 Ethan Randle (USA Perpignan).

Ireland

15 Patrick Campbell (Munster), 14 Aitzol King (Leinster), 13 Ben Brownlee (Leinster), 12 Daniel Hawkshaw (Leinster), 11 Shane Mallon (Leinster), 10 Charlie Tector (Leinster), 9 Ethan Cougland (Munster), 1 Jack Boyle (Leinster), 2 James McCormick (Ulster), 3 Rory McGuire (Leinster), 4 Conor O’Tighearnaigh (Leinster), 5 Mark Morrissey (Leinster), 6 James McNabney (Ulster), 7 Reuben Crothers (Ulster, captain), 8 James Culhane (Leinster).

Replacements: 16 Josh Hanlon (Ulster), 17 Oisin Michel (Leinster), 18 Darragh McSweeney (Munster), 19 Adam McNamee (Ulster), 20 Conor Moloney (Munster), 21 Matthew Devine (Connacht), 22 Tony Butler (Munster), 23 Dylan O’Grady (Leinster).

Italy

15 Francois Carlo Mey (HBS Colorno), 14 Lorenzo Pani (Benetton Treviso), 13 Dewi Passarella (Ruggers Tarvisium), 12 Arturo Fusari (Rugby Gold Flames), 11 Filippo Lazzarin (Petrarca), 10 Nicolo Teneggi (Valorugby Emilia), 9 Alessandro Garbisi (Mogliano 1969), 1 Luca Rizzoli (Capitoline), 2 Lapo Frangini (Ivan Francescato), 3 Riccardo Genovese (Cus Turin), 4 Alessandro Ortombina (Valorugby Emilia), 5 Riccardo Andreoli (Femi-Cz Rovigo), 6 David Odiase (HBS Colorno), 7 Carlos Berlese (Ruggers Tarvisium), 8 Giacomo Ferrari (Capitoline).

Replacements: 16 Tommaso Scarmoncin (Petrarca), 17 Valerio Bizzotto (Rugby Bassano 1976), 18 Matteo Bernardinello (Petrarca), 19 Matteo Stolen (Benetton Treviso), 20 Giovanni Cenedese (Villorba), 21 Gianluca Tomaselli (GS Fiamme Oro), 22 Giovanni Sante (Mogliano 1969), 23 Paul Marie Foroncelli (Rangers Vicenza).

England

15 George Hendy (Northampton Saints), 14 Deago Bailey (Bristol Bears), 13 Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints), 12 Ethan Grayson (Northampton Saints), 11 Francis Moore (Saracens), 10 Jamie Benson (Harlequins), 9 Matty Jones (Gloucester), 1 Fin Baxter (Harlequins, captain), 2 John Stewart (Bath), 3 Mikey Summerfield (London Irish), 4 Alfie Bell (Wasps), 5 Tom Lockett (Northampton Saints), 6 Alex Wardell (Saracens), 7 Toby Knight (Saracens), 8 Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers.

Replacements: 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas (Worcester Warriors), 17 Mark Dormer (Newcastle Falcons), 18 Will Hobson (Harlequins), 19 Charlie Rice (Bristol Bears), 20 Greg Fisilau (Wasps), 21 Sam Edwards (Leicester Tigers), 22 Louie Johnson (Newcastle Falcons), 23 Ollie Dawkins (Wasps).

Wales

15 Cameron Winnett (Cardiff), 14 Harri Houston (Ospreys), 13 Eddie James (Scarlets), 12 Joe Hawkins (Ospreys), 11 Oli Andrew (Dragons), 10 Jac Lloyd (Bristol Bears), 9 Archie Hughes (Scarlets), 1 Rhys Barratt (Cardiff Met), 2 Efan Daniel (Cardiff), 3 Adam Williams (Dragons), 4 Benji Williams (Ospreys), 5 Ryan Woodman (Dragons), 6 Tom Cowan (Bath), 7 Ethan Fackrell (Cardiff), 8 Alex Mann (Cardiff, captain).

Replacements: 16 Morgan Veness (Ealing Trailfinders), 17 Joe Cowell (Cardiff Met), 18 Ellis Fackrell (Ospreys), 19 Lewis Jones (Ospreys), 20 Morgan Morse (Ospreys), 21 Morgan Lloyd (Dragons), 22 Dan Edwards (Ospreys), 23 Joe Westwood (Dragons).

Scotland

15 Robin McLintock (Montpellier), 14 Ross McKnight (Glasgow Warriors), 13 Duncan Munn (Glasgow Warriors), 12 Andy Stirrat (GHA), 11 Ollie Melville (Newcastle University), 10 Christian Townsend (Glasgow Warriors), 9 Murray Redpath (Newcastle University), 1 Michael Jones (Edinburgh), 2 Patrick Harrison (Edinburgh), 3 Gregor Scougall (Currie Chieftans), 4 Josh Taylor (Ealing Trailfinders), 5 Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors), 6 Olujare Oguntibeju (Ealing Trailfinders), 7 Rhys Tait (Glasgow Warriors, captain), 8 Matthew Deehan (Newcastle Falcons).

Repalcements: 16 Gregor Hiddleston (GHA), 17 Ali Rodgers (Glasgow Hawks), 18 Callum Norrie (Strathallan School), 19 Jake Spurway (Durham University), 20 Robert Gordon (Exeter University), 21 Jonty Cope (Durham University), 22 Euan Cunningham (Glasgow Warriors), 23 Ben Evans (Edinburgh).

Round 1 Results

France 41-15 Italy

Ireland 53-5 Wales

Scotland 24-41 England

Round 3 Fixtures (all Friday 25^th February)

England v Wales – 7pm, BBC iPlayer, S4C

Ireland v Italy – 8pm, BBC iPlayer

Scotland v France – 8pm, BBC iPlayer

Round 4 Fixtures

Wales v France – Friday 10^th March, 8pm, BBC2 Wales & BBC iPlayer

Italy v Scotland – Saturday 11^th March, 7pm, BBC iPlayer

England v Ireland – Sunday 12^th March, 7.15pm, BBC iPlayer

Round 5 Fixtures (all Sunday 20^th March)

Wales v Italy – 2pm, BBC iPlayer

Ireland v Scotland – 5pm, BBC iPlayer

France v England – 8pm, BBC iPlayer