FULL-back Ben Ransom, who plays for Tonbridge School and Saracens, scored one of the 10 tries accruing to England under 18 when they overwhelmed France 66-19, at George, South Africa, on Tuesday.

Joel Hodgson, with a hat-trick, led the way in the second game of England's South Africa tour.

The result extended their winning sequence to 19 international victories since the summer of 2007 going into the final game against South Africa under 18, at Port Elizabeth, today (Friday).

England made 10 changes to the side that beat a Namibia XV 35-10 last week. Ransom went on after 60 minutes as a replacement for debutant Sam Hill. In fact, the team started only seven of the players who had posted their 33-16 win against France, at Newbury, back in February.

But for the latest match against France the changes mixed back-line fluency and forward power, which resulted in a stunning series of touchdowns.

Head coach John Fletcher said: "In the first half we were good and played with lots of tempo and pace, caused France problems and moved the ball well.

"The second was a bit patchy and we made a few unforced errors, but fair play to France, they made us work hard and were dangerous when they had the ball.

"Overall, I'm really pleased with the performance, though, and we'll have to step it up again when we face South Africa on Friday."