Europe U18 heads for semis

The three divisions of the Under-18 European Championship head for semifinals this week after the first round over the weekend.

The title-holders Ireland play France while England, the big winners in Round 1, play Wales who also had comfortable victories.

Results, Round 1:

Elite Division
England vs Georgia, 58-8
Ireland vs Portugal, 34-24
Wales vs Italy, 41-8
France vs Scotland, 19-7

Division A
Germany vs Czech Republic, 46-0
Belgium vs Lithuania, 69-3
Romania vs Sweden, 17-13
Spain vs Russia, 34-14

Division B
Poland vs Latvia, 99-6
Ukraine vs Luxembourg, 21-20
Netherlands vs Hungary, 48-0
Switzerland vs Serbia, 57-12

Semifinal fixtures:

Elite Division semifinals, 3 April
Ireland vs France
England vs Wales
Portugal vs Scotland
Georgia vs Italy

Division A semifinals, 3 April
Germany vs Spain
Belgium vs Romania
Czech Republic vs Russia
Lithuania vs Sweden

Division B semifinals, 4 April
Poland vs Switzerland
Ukraine vs Netherlands
Latvia vs Serbia
Luxembourg vs Hungary