Blacks Triumph

The Junior All Blacks have won the IRB Toshiba World Junior Championship beating England 44-28 in Tokyo, retaining the title won last year in Wales when they thrashed the same team 38-3 in the final. This year, the All Blacks stunned England with three tries in the space of five minutes before the half-hour mark. England coach Mark Mapletoft said: “We were beaten by a better team.” The squad is currently coached by Colin Cooper and Ian Foster.