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England announce two-match series with Georgia before U20 Championship
By Josh Raisey
England U20 are set to take on Georgia U20 in a two-match series in Tbilisi in June as they did last year.
The U20 Six Nations champions will face Georgia on June 7 and 12 at the capital city's Avchala Stadium as they gear towards the World Rugby U20 Championship, which begins on June 29 in South Africa.
The two sides battled to a 1-1 series draw last year before England finished fourth in the World Championship and Georgia finished eighth. England won the first encounter 41-36 before Georgia got their revenge with a 40-38 victory in the second match.
England, fresh from an unbeaten Six Nations campaign, will also face Championship outfit Coventry before flying out to Georgia.
England head coach Mark Mapletoft said: "Our games against Georgia offer us a challenging week of touring ahead of the World Championships this summer. These experiences in playing and travelling abroad are vital to the growth of players at pathway level, and we're very thankful to our hosts.
"Last year's Tests were a fantastic experience for our team and the even split of results were indicative of the high levels both teams were and continue to play to. We're looking forward to facing the same intensity this June.
"I think I speak on behalf of all the coaches and backroom staff when I talk of the pride we have in our team and their recent achievements, and we're determined to keep that momentum rolling into another busy block for the U20 Men."
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Italians defended well. Luckily the scrums went well for the ABs.
Go to commentsYou were 'valuing' the players by you saying "they are not greats" though, I was pointing out another reason why they are greats, inside the team I mean (which is more important to selections on the pitch stuff).
Someone like TJ would be bitterly disappointed he didn't play on this end of year tour. He is still good enough to come on in that France game and ensure the team get the victory (with regards to how well Ratima had been playing). At the very least this is a 'sorry you didn't get that chance' offering, he's not here to get token farewell games, he will be playing to try and prove that he should have been on the pitch last week.
The other decision to play your best over the future is really personal though so can agree with your reasoning. Just sharing a slightly different perspective. I'll have to check the ratings and see how they went.
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