Wales U20 v England U20, Cardiff Arms Park
Wales U20: (13) 23
Tries: S Emmanuel, Rees-Weldon Cons: Wilde 2 Pens: Wilde 3
England U20: (13) 13
Tries: McEachran Cons: Coen Pens: Coen 2
Player of the Match: Harry Thomas
England started the match with a bang, scoring a converted try within the first four minutes. Welsh-born hooker Kepu Tuipulotu, made a powerful run and delivered a stunning one-handed offload to Ralph McEachran, who dived over the line. Fly-half Ben Coen successfully converted the try, giving England an early 7-0 lead.
Wales fought back with a penalty from Harri Wilde at the 19-minute mark, reducing the deficit to 3-7. Wilde's confident strike kissed the post but still went over, showcasing his composure under pressure.
England continued to apply pressure, with Coen adding two more penalties in the 22nd and 25th minutes, extending their lead to 13-3. Coen's ability to kick under pressure was evident, making no mistake from challenging angles.
Wilde then stepped up again for Wales, converting a penalty at the 31-minute mark to bring the score to 6-13. His accuracy continued to keep Wales within striking distance.
The highlight of the first half came at the 35-minute mark when Wilde chipped the ball perfectly over the top for the imperious centre Steffan Emanuel to grab and race clear, scoring a converted try. Wilde's conversion brought the score to a thrilling 13-13, setting the stage for an exciting second half.
Wales had more magic up their sleeve in the second half, when wing Harry Rees-Weldon touched down with a magnificent aerial effort in the corner.
Despite a further Wilde penalty being the only points scored after his conversion of Rees-Weldon's try, it was a far from boring second half - and enough for Wales to claim a rare victory over their cross-border rivals, denying them a Grand Slam that had seemed firmly within their grasp before their arrival in Cardiff.
REACTION
Player of the Match, hooker Harry Thomas, told the BBC: "The biggest thing was that crowd - from minute one it was like a 16th man. This is what Welsh rugby needs week in and week out, these fans were mental, on behalf of the boys we can't thank you enough.
"[England] have been [talking] all week so we made it personal and that showed there as we wanted it more."
Wales U20: 15 Tom Bowen (Cardiff Rugby); 14 Harry Rees-Weldon (Dragons); 13 Osian Roberts (Sale Sharks), 12 Steffan Emanuel (Cardiff Rugby); 11 Aidan Boshoff (Bristol Bears); 10 Harri Wilde (Cardiff Rugby), 9 Sion Davies (Cardiff Rugby); 1 Ioan Emanuel (Bath Rugby), 2 Harry Thomas (Scarlets), 3 Sam Scott (Bristol Bears); 4 Kenzie Jenkins (Bristol Bears), 5 Dan Gemine (Ospreys); 6 Deian Gwynne (Gloucester), 7 Harry Beddall (Leicester Tigers) (c), 8 Evan Minto (Dragons)
Replacements: 16 Evan Wood (Cardiff Met), 17 Louie Trevett (Bristol Bears), 18 Owain James (Dragons), 19 Luke Evans (Exeter Chiefs), 20 Caio James (Gloucester), 21 Carwyn Edwards (Cardiff Met), 22 Elis Price (Scarlets), 23 Jack Woods (Bath Rugby)
England U20: 15 George Pearson (Leicester Tigers, Buckingham RFC, 2 caps); 14 Jack Bracken (Saracens, Barnet Elizabethans, 9 caps); 13 Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, 10 caps), 12. Nic Allison (Exeter Chiefs, Bishops Diocesan College, 3 caps); 11. Jack Kinder (Leicester Tigers, Silhillians RUFC, 3 caps); 10 Ben Coen (Exeter Chiefs, Teignmouth RFC, 8 caps), 9 Dom Hanson (Sale Sharks, Stockport RFC, 2 caps); 1 Ralph McEachran (Sale Sharks, Guildford RFC, 4 caps), 2 Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby, Cwmbran RFC, 4 caps), 3 Tye Raymont (Sale Sharks, West Park Leeds RFC, 4 caps); 4. Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby Club, 15 caps), 5 Tom Burrow (c) (Sale Sharks, Morley RUFC, 4 caps); 6 Junior Kpoku (Racing 92, Saracens Amateurs, 14 caps), 7 George Timmins (Bath Rugby, Market Harborough RUFC, 6 caps), 8 Kane James (Exeter Chiefs, St. Peter’s RFC, 13 caps)
Replacements: 16 Louie Gulley (Exeter Chiefs, Crediton RFC, 4 caps), 17 Oliver Scola (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, 4 caps), 18 Tubuna Maka (Leicester Tigers, Birmingham Moseley RFC, 1 cap), 19 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 3 caps), 20 Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, New Milton Rugby Club, 2 caps), 21 Joe Davis (Newcastle Falcons, Bishop Auckland RUFC, 1 cap), 22 Josh Bellamy (Harlequins, Rosslyn Park, 14 caps) 23 Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge RFC, 3 caps)