European U19 Championships : 2018

Serbia hosted this event from August the 5th to 12th. The teams that qualified were: Serbia, Italy, Russia, France, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Russia had to pull out due to finances and the Ukraine  took their place.

The games initially pitted experienced teams with inexperienced ones, so results were initially going to be one sided. That's what happened and here is the first round of results:

August 5th:

England 64-0 Serbia
Scotland 30-18 Ireland
Wales 90-0 Ukraine
France 70-0 Italy

August 8th:

Serbia 54-26 Ukraine
England 44-4 Wales
Ireland 26-10 Italy
France 38-6 Scotland

August 12th:

7th-8th place - Italy 58-6 Ukraine
5th-6th place - Serbia 36-24 Ireland
3rd-4th place - Wales 42-18 Scotland
1st-2nd place - France 26-24 England.

It was a successful event with the next one to be held in 2020 at a location still to be decided. Hopefully more sides can be invited next time and finances sorted so that all who qualify can attend.

Serbia v Ireland

Wales v Scotland

France v England

Picture source: The official site.