France battled back from 12-6 down to beat England 48-12 in the Pyrenees on Saturday and therefore retrieve the European Under 19 Championship title. Gary Hewer, the England coach, hit the nail on the head when he said: “We worked hard but France had some really strong, physical athletes across the park. They wore us down coming in wave after wave, but we made them work hard for their win, so I’m proud.” “All the boys will go back to their schools and universities and let everyone know how great it is to play for Greece at Rugby League. That’s disturbing, and it’s disconcerting that a meeting that I’m told by a reliable source had been arranged by the Rugby Football League to discuss the National Community Rugby League, which is in its first year after replacing the National Conference League, attracted (I’m informed) only one delegate.