France beat England to win their first ever World Rugby U20 Championship
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France are the World Rugby U20 Championship champions after a 33-25 victory over England at the Stade de la Méditerranée on Sunday. It is the first time in the competitions 11-year history that they have won it. South Africa meanwhile claimed third place by beating New Zealand.
France were lifted by a passionate 17,700 strong crowd who were on hand to witness their first ever final in the tournament, as they hoped to add to their junior Six Nations title from earlier this year.
England were no strangers to finals, but aimed to claim the win after they were defeated by New Zealand in the 201…