{"id":41786,"date":"2020-03-06T12:23:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41786"},"modified":"2020-03-06T12:23:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:23:20","slug":"six-nations-u20s-buoyed-wales-target-second-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/06\/six-nations-u20s-buoyed-wales-target-second-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Nations U20s: Buoyed Wales target a second win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coach Gareth Williams makes one change for England clash<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Jac_Morgan_Wales_France-1538x1000-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41790\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Jac_Morgan_Wales_France-1538x1000-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41790\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Wales captain Jac Morgan in action against Italy (Credit: Welsh Rugby Union) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>WALES Under 20s will be looking for their second win of the Six Nations as they take on England at Gloucester\u2019s Kingsholm Stadium tonight.<br \/><br \/>Gareth Williams\u2019 side battled to a hard-fought 14-11 victory over France in difficult conditions at Colwyn Bay a fortnight ago, thanks to tries from Ellis Bevan and Morgan Strong.<br \/><br \/>While it was not enough to lift them from the foot of the championship table, the win gave Wales a much needed confidence boost, and Williams is hopeful his buoyed team can deliver another memorable performance. <br \/><br \/>\u201cWe were proud of the effort the boys put in against France and the win gives the boys a lot of confidence,\u201d he said.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThey have built well throughout the campaign and improved as the campaign has gone on.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe\u2019ve had some pretty special results over the past 12 months, but consistency is key for these young players going into professional rugby.<br \/><br \/>\u201cEngland have a great pedigree at this level, but to go and play in front of the Shed in Gloucester will be a great occasion and something the boys are really excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf0 &quot;Wales against England games are usually played on raw emotion&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WalesU20s?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WalesU20s<\/a> prop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenWarren138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenWarren138<\/a> is expecting a huge battle tonight against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnglandRugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnglandRugby<\/a> U20s<br><br>PREVIEW | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vv591FCLVD\">https:\/\/t.co\/vv591FCLVD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLqlHVGRu5\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLqlHVGRu5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Rugby Union \ud83c\udfc9 (@WelshRugbyUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshRugbyUnion\/status\/1235880705898565632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Wales have made one change from the France game, with Dragons hooker Will Griffiths starting ahead of Scarlets\u2019 Dom Booth, who moves to the bench.<br \/><br \/>The 19-year-old earned his first international start against Ireland last month after 12 appearances as a substitute, and is named in the starting line-up alongside Rodney Parade teammates Ben Carter and Aneurin Owen.<br \/><br \/>Centre Owen is another relishing the challenge of facing England.<br \/><br \/>\u201cOver the three games we have been building nicely,\u201d he said. \u201cIn every game we have improved and got better \u2013 hopefully we can keep kicking on and if we get better that is all you can ask.<br \/><br \/>\u201cEngland have exciting players and they will bring the physicality,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s about us matching that and us being accurate and smarter than them.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThere is more confidence in the squad after the France game and we are excited about getting out there and showing what we can do.\u201d<br \/><br \/>England will be looking to get back to winning ways after suffering their first loss of the championship to leaders Ireland in Round 3.<br \/><br \/>After narrow victories over France and Scotland, England were blown away as an impressive Irish team clinched the Triple Crown with a 39-21 win.<br \/><br \/>England head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the side that lost at Franklin Gardens a fortnight ago, handing a debut to Sale prop Cal Ford, while fellow front row Emmanuel Iyogun and centre Max Ojomoh also return to the starting XV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Gareth Williams makes one change for England clash WALES Under 20s will be looking for their second win of the Six Nations as they take on England at Gloucester\u2019s Kingsholm Stadium tonight. 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