6N 'other', Round 2
There are three Six Nations competitions – the senior men, the Under-20s and the women, but at this time there are other international matches, taken seriously by those who play and those who organise.
Students
France’s Universitaire vs Irish Colleges, 60-11
The French Universities side is always a strong one. First they accounted for Scottish Students in Edinburgh and now have thumped the Irish Colleges in France.
It took the French just two minutes to score their first try at Stade Gilbert-Santiago, Barbezieux
After just five minutes the French led 14-0 and at half-time 41-6.
Scorers:
For France Universitaire:
Tries: Dumora, Bézy 2, Le Bourhis, Veau, Guyot, Boisset, Watremez
Cons: Bernard 5, Dut 2
Pen: Bernard
Drop: Bernard
For Irish Colleges:
Try: Reilly
Oens: Power 2
Teams
France Universitaire: 15 Julien Dumora, 14 Maxime Lebouhris, 13 Maxime Veau, 12 Clément Albaladejo, 11 Sébastien Max, 10 Pierre Bernard, 9 Nicolas Bézy, 8 Quentin D’Aram, 7 Jean-Baptiste Roidot, 6 Benoti Guyot (captain), 5 Etienne Delangle, 4 Alexandre Flanquart, 3 Kevin Kervarec, 2 Thomas Bianchin, 1 Nicolas Frize
Replacements: 16 Jean-Charles Orioli, 17 Bastien Adrillon, 18 Benjamin Desroches, 19 Yvan Watremez, 20 Paul Boisset, 21 Pierre-Alexandre Dut, 22 Romanet
Irish Colleges: 15 Paul Harte, 14 David Mongan, 13 John Clogan, 12 Lorcan Kavanagh, 11 John Cleary, 10 James Power, 9 Sean Treacy, 8 Ross Hackney, 7 Alex Dunlop (captain), 6 John Dever, 5 Ben Reilly, 4 M Kearney, 3 Sean Preston, 2 Wayne Falvey, 1 Jarleth Naughton.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Ferguson, 17 Steven Morton, 18 Padraig Bourke, 19 Cathal Deans, 20 Hugo Nolan, 21 Philip De Barra, 22 M Sexton
Referee: Jonathan Mason (Wales)
Deaf
England vs Wales, 25-18 at Broadstreet
This was far andn away England’s best p[erformance against Wales, and two tries to one tells how close they came.
Scorers:
For England Deaf:
Tries: Lavery, Altham
Con: Orrick
Pens: Orrick 2
For Wales Deaf:
Try: John
Con: Ashton
Pens: Ashton 6
Teams
England: 15 Guy Lavery, 14 Martin Ryan, 13 Matthew Cook, 12 Craig Orrick, 11 Adam Faulkner, 10 Mark Lewis, 9 Lee Woollard, 8 Bothma Truter. 7 Bob Turner, 6 Ian Collins, 5 Dan McAlister, 4 Kris Mannering, 3 Tim Aldridge, 2 Peter Althams, 1 Nick Todd
Replacements: Robert Hill, Len Fincham, Brett Pruce, Tom Cowdale, Peter Small, Rhys Stickings, Leigh Bialik
Wales: 15 Celyn Ashton, 14 Nigel Francis, 13 Gareth John, 12 Gareth Thomas, 11 Chris Haddock, 10 Richard Lewis, 9 Craig Field, 8 Jamie Bahota, 7 Jonathan Cudd, 6 James Evans, 5 Richard Watkins, 4 Alun Radcliffe, 3 Jamie Watkins, 2 Neil Billingham, 1 Andy Lloyd
Replacements: Ceri Davies, Steve Burnett, Gerwyn Cape, Ioan Jones, Tim Parkinson, Shaun Gilchrist
Referee: John Meredith (England)
Assistant referees: Rhys Davies (England), Paul Stanley (England)
South Africa Under-20 vs France Under-19, 10-5 at Stade Ernest Argeles, Blagnac, Toulouse
It was miserable with snow and ice. The French scored first and led 5-3 at the break.
Scorers:
For France Under-19:
Try: Astier
For South Africa:
Try: Ulengo
Con: Roos
Pen: Scheepers
Teams
France Under-19: 15 Geoffray Palis, 14 Pierre Berard, 13 Jean-MarcButtin, 12 Thibault Visensang, 11 Paul Couet-Lannes, 10 Jean-Marc Doussain, 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Hugues Briatte, 7 Arthur Roulin, 6 Jean-Baptiste Mazoue, 5 Mathias Marie, 4 Vahaamaina, 3 Max Curie, 2 Clément Bourgeois, 1 Walter Desmaison
Replacements: 16 Romain Colliat, 17 Xavier Chiocci, 18 Antoine Guillamon, 19 Lucas Cazac, 20 Romain Denonain, 21 Marvin O’Connor, 22 Steeve Barry, 23 Ivan Kitutu, 24 Jules Plisson
South Africa Under-20: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sampie Mastriet, 13 Divan Ferguson, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Siburu Sithole, 10 JC Roos, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Rinus Riekert, 7 CJ Stander (captain), 6 Lean Schwartz, 5 Malugisi Bali, 4 Peet Marais, 3 Marcell van der Merwe, 2 Monde Hadebe, 1 Brummer Badenhorst.
Replacements: 16 Francois du Toit, 17 Regard Dreyer, 18 Wessel du Rand, 19 Helmuth Lehman, 20 Frederick Muller, 21 Jacobus Scheepers, 22 Ruan Combrink, 23 Andries Ferreira, 24 Sabastian De Chaves.
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Women
England A vs Spain, 10-5 in Gijón
England A were fresh from their victory over the Nomads by=ut the Spanish side made them fight.
England A Women ran in two tries to secure a 10-5 victory against Spain in Gijon on Sunday after they had led 5-0 at the brealk.
England A coach Mike Barnett said: “This was a very tough game and Spain made us work really hard for the victory. The wet conditions made the game tricky as both sides made too many handling errors, but we defended well and put a lot of pressure on them, and when we could keep the ball we scored.
“Spain are a very passionate and committed team so I am really pleased that we managed to grind out this win, and there were also some good performances from our young players who made a real impression on the match.”
Spain’s try came late in the match.
Scorers:
For England A:
Tries: Merchant, Edwards
For Spain:
Try: Rodriques
Teams
Spain: 15 Marta Pocurrul, 14 Berta García, 13 Bárbara Pla, 12 Marina Bravo, 11 Julia Pla, 10 Isabel Dolera, 9 Isabel Rodríguez, 8 Ana María Aignaren, 7 Ángela del Pan, 6 Paula Medin, 5 Aitxiber Porras, 4 Lia Bailan. 3 Rocio García, 2 Aroa Gonzalez, 1 Nerea Otxoa
Replacements: 16 Maria Sequedo, 17 María Rivera, 18 Clara Costa, 19 Ametz Castrejana, 20 Patricia García, 21 Vanessa Rial, 22 Elisabet Martínez
England A: 15 Georgina Roberts, 14 Katherine Merchant, 13 Abigail Chamberlain, 12 Kimberley Oliver, 11 Natasha Hunt, 10 Danielle Knight, 9 Georgina Rozario, 1 Laura Keates, 2 Emma Layland, 3 Katy Storie, 4 Rowena Burnfield, 5 Natalie Binstead, 6 Gemma Sharples, 7 Sonia Green (captain), 8 Karen Jones,
Replacements: 16 Victoria Fleetwood, 17 Rosemarie Crowley, 18 Jenny Brightmore, 19 Marlie Packer, 20 Sarah Guest, 21 Rose Fong, 22 Jennifer Edwards
Referee: Paul Hoffman (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Itziar Diaz (Spain), Alberto Pérez (Spain)
France A vs Holland, 37-3 at Stade Le Dantecin Fécamp
France A led 17-3 at half-time.
Scorers:
For France A:
Tries: Céline Heguy, Anne Chanéa, Céline Allainmat, Reynaud, Fanny Griselin, Cathy Langenfeld
Cons: Nadège Casenave 2
Pen: Casenave
For Holland:
Pen: Rita Wiri
France A: 15 Céline Allainmat, 14 Fanny Griselin, 13 Emilie Moreaux, 12 Céline Heguy, 11 Cathy Langenfeld, 10 Nadège Casenave, 9 Jennifer Troncy, 8 Anne Chaneac, 7 Koumiba Djossouvi, 6 Sylvie Bernard (captain), 5 Carole Lignon, 4 Elise Jacques, 3 Sandrine Legros, 2 Gaëlle Mignot, 1 Diane Skotnicki.
Replacements: 16 Sonia Amat, 17 Melissa Lamour, 18 Perrine Viola, 19 Gabrielle Mutis, 20 Martin, 21Cindy Reynaud, 22 Perrine Beaucourt
Holland: 15 Lorraine Laros, 14 Kelly van Harskamp, 13 Pien Selbeck, 12 Dorien Eppink, 11 Elke van Meer, 10 Rita Wiri, 9 Annemarije van Rossum, 8 Mara Moberg, 7 Linda Franssen, 6 Fanny Rüter, 5 Inge Visser, 4 Femke Bakkers, 3 Sylke Haverkorn, 2 Hadewijch van Hilten, 1 Xandra Benthem de Grave.
Replacements: 16 Nicole Misseldine, 17 Emilie Kooijman, 18 Eefje van der Harst, 19 Niki Ankersmit, 20 Joyce van Altena, 21 Anne Hielckert, 22 Wikke Tuinhout
Referee: Bruno Gaudefrin (France)