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England got their 2026 U20 6 Nations campaign off to the perfect start on Friday night at Franklin’s Gardens, producing a victory as symbolic as it was valuable against Wales (19–16). Trailing 16–0 at half-time and forced to play the final quarter with fourteen men, the young English side delivered a remarkable second-half comeback in atrocious weather conditions to turn the contest on its head and claim a statement win.