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Rugby: SA U18s down England with superb second-half blitz

# Rugby: The SA Under-18s defeated England by 69-24 in their final match of the U18 International Series at Paarl Gimnasium yesterday to gain their third victory in a row and finish the series unbeaten. The youngsters quickly raced onto a 21-3 lead before adding a penalty goal, but then conceded two tries to the English, to end the first half with 24-17. But the SA U18s took back control of the match in the second half and added a further seven tries, of which skipper Markus Muller added two.