{"id":261898,"date":"2025-07-13T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261898\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:30:22","slug":"they-spoiled-the-party-for-us-we-want-to-set-the-record-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261898\/","title":{"rendered":"‘They spoiled the party for us… We want to set the record straight’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Ben Coen of Exeter Chiefs looks on during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens and Exeter Chiefs at StoneX Stadium on October 06, 2024 in Barnet, England. (Photo by Harry Trump\/Getty Images) https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/world-rugby-u20-championship-england-ben-coen-wales-six-nations-set-the-record-straight\/ <\/p>\n

Ben Coen won\u2019t let Wales<\/a> become party poopers for the second time in four months as England<\/a> aim to end the World Rugby U20 Championship<\/a> on a high after suffering the disappointment of relinquishing their crown.<\/p>\n

Wales inflicted England\u2019s first defeat in two years when they denied them the Under-20 Six Nations<\/a> title with a 23\u201313 win at Cardiff\u2019s Arms Park in March, before a reverse against South Africa<\/a> cost them their Junior World Cup crown.<\/p>\n

Now, Mark Mapletoft\u2019s side, facing their fourth game in three weeks, have got a shot at redemption, and they are determined to take it as they face two more games and look to avoid their worst finish in 13 years.<\/p>\n

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England finished seventh in South Africa in 2013, and that\u2019s not an option for Exeter Chiefs<\/a> fly-half Coen, who kicked the last-minute match-winning penalty that gave them a thrilling 36\u201333 victory over Australia<\/a> last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He points out that England didn\u2019t give a good account of themselves in Cardiff, but they can make up for it by ending this tournament on a high at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella in Viadana.<\/p>\n

Fixture<\/p>\n

World Rugby U20 Championship<\/p>\n

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England U20 <\/p>\n

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Wales U20 <\/p>\n

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\u201cWhenever you play Wales, there\u2019s always that edge, but this one definitely carries a bit more weight. They spoiled the party for us in the Six Nations. They had a game plan, and to be fair to them, they nailed it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we didn\u2019t give a fair representation of ourselves that night either. We want to set the record straight. This is our chance to show what we\u2019re about, to focus on ourselves and put in a performance we\u2019re proud of.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s all we can control now. Fifth place might not be what we wanted at the start of the tournament, but it\u2019s still something we\u2019re desperate to fight for.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no time to feel sorry for yourself or moan about being tired. That only makes things worse. It\u2019s about putting yourself in a good headspace and making sure the body is ready to go again.<\/p>\n

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Head-to-Head <\/p>\n

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Last 4 Meetings<\/p>\n

Average Points scored<\/p>\n

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\u201cMonday is a big opportunity, and we want to put in a performance that reflects what this team is really about. We\u2019ve put in too much work and sacrificed too much not to finish on a high,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Coen, who started last season\u2019s World Rugby U20 Championship final win over France<\/a> in Cape Town, points out that England haven\u2019t done enough to retain their title and says there is no point in moaning and feeling sorry for themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim from the start of the tournament was clear. We wanted to win it. So, to not even be in with a shout of the semis is a real blow. But that\u2019s sport, I suppose.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it just doesn\u2019t go your way, and if we\u2019re being honest, it\u2019s on us. We didn\u2019t do enough across the three games. You can\u2019t sit and moan about it, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had to dust ourselves down quickly and put everything into this Wales game now. That\u2019s been the focus since we came off the pitch against Australia,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"mens world-rugby-u20-championship Ben Coen of Exeter Chiefs looks on during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-261898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114846645239224254","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}