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Ben Coen\u2019s last-gasp penalty earned England<\/a> a remarkable bonus point 36-33 victory after they looked to be heading out of the World Rugby U20 Championship, but it may not be enough for the Red Rose to retain their crown. <\/p>\n England skipper Kepu Tuipulotu<\/a> scored an 11-minute hat-trick in his first game as skipper, to put them in charge, but Australia<\/a> refused to give up and looked to have secured themselves a share of the spoils with a brilliant comeback.<\/p>\n Mark Mapletoft\u2019s side will be left to count the cost of last week\u2019s poor display against the Junior Springboks if either France<\/a> or Argentina<\/a> pick up a bonus when they come head-to-head at the Payanini Center later this evening.<\/p>\n England got the first of the four tries that they needed in the 12th minute after a nervy start when Connor Treacy thundered onto a short Archie McParland<\/a> pass.<\/p>\n But they were pegged back two minutes later when Malakye Enasio<\/a>, who dominated the midfield all afternoon, spotted a gap and charged through before swinging a pass out wide to Nick Conway.<\/p>\n Tuipulotu got his first try after 33 minutes when Olamide Sodeke<\/a> nicked a lineout, spun around and sent him across the line, and then his second arrived on the stroke of half-time from a pick and go. The Wallaby showed what was to come in the 49th minute, less than 60 seconds after having James Martens<\/a> sin-binned, when Conway picked off Ben Coen<\/a> to run the length of the pitch. <\/p>\n Jack Bracken\u2019s fourth try of the competition after 61 minutes, one of four Coen converted, looked to have finally killed off Australia, who then staged a remarkable comeback with three tries in the final 17 minutes.<\/p>\n Hwi Sharples started it off after 63 minutes before Trevor King<\/a> got across five minutes later, and then Martens tiptoed down the sidelines to level the scores at 33-33 six minutes from the end.<\/p>\n![\"Team](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10008000.png.webp\")
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And he completed his hat-trick four minutes after the break with another close-range effort after Archie McParland had bamboozled the Australians.<\/p>\n