England lose out to France in U21 World Cup

England’s hopes of a place in the semi-finals of the IRB Under-21 World Cup were extinguished by a 21-16 defeat to France at Henley today.

Sat, 21 Jun, 2003 - 18:33

England’s hopes of a place in the semi-finals of the IRB Under-21 World Cup were extinguished by a 21-16 defeat to France at Henley today.

England needed a win and for New Zealand to lose to Australia to have a chance of seizing second place in the group.

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