England U20 achieve objective
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England Under-20 head coach Jon Callard said they achieved their objective with their bonus point win against Wales in Round Two of the World Rugby U20 Championship.
The 30-16 win means the defending champions are two from two after their first round win against Japan and are well placed to to top Pool A with one more game remaining against France, who are also unbeaten and trail the English by one point after securing one less bonus point.
"I thought we played very well in the first half, our game management was good, we played in the right areas and were clinical," said Callard.
"In the second half, Wales came out strongly and caused us problems."
Callard said the four-try bonus point was something they targeted before the game and praised both his players and his management for achieving the goal.
"We’ve achieved what we needed to and that was to win with a bonus point so credit to the lads and all the management staff who have put in a great stint this week to ensure that everyone was fit and ready.
"We'll work hard in the coming days and by Wednesday we'll be equally prepared to take on France," he added.
England will meet France in Viadana on Wednesday, June 10 with the winner gaining automatic qualification into the semifinals.
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