ON NET Sam Twomey celebrated his first full appearance in more than three months by scoring his first tries for England in the Under 18 side's 43-22 win against Wales at Swansea.

The Dulwich College and Harlequins lock played in the 30-28 win over Australia in December, then damaged knee ligaments at the start of a school game two months ago.

He came into today's game with only a fleeting Sevens tournament appearance behind him but scored in the first five minutes of each half at St Helen's.

Flanker Billy Vunipola (Harrow & London Wasps) and centre Elliott Daly (Whitgift & London Wasps) also touched down in the second half and fly half and captain George Ford (Rishworth & Leicester Tigers) added four conversions and five penalties.

Together they extended England's winning run to 16 international victories since the summer of 2007 with Six Nations Festival games against Scotland (April 2) and Ireland (April 6) to come at Llandovery.

"Australia was my last proper game really and I played Sevens at Rosslyn Park last week but we got knocked out on the first day," said Twomey.

"I'm really pleased. I don't normally score tries and I've never scored one for my country at Under 18 or Under 16s, so this is my first couple for anyone in a long time.

"Coming back into the squad was just a progression from the start of the season really. The cohesion in the team is superb. We get on well as individuals and that's reflected on the pitch because we all know how everyone else plays.

"I hope we can take our form from here into the next couple of games and do a job on Scotland and Ireland."

Ford controlled England's revival from 16-7 down early in the second half with a superb kicking display, successful with all nine shots at goal for a 23-point individual haul.

"We wanted to go out and score tries and while we got one early on we just couldn't get in the right field position after that," Ford said.

"In the second half we really came out of the blocks and scored three good tries, and to score 40 points against Wales is a massive effort. Sometimes it doesn't always come off. We try and play with ambition and we all buy into that.

"When we had Matt Kvesic in the sin bin it was vital to put a bit more control on the game to see it out. I kicked alright today but fair play for the boys for getting me in the right positions."

Head coach John Fletcher was impressed with the way England maintained their composure and closed out the game with a flurry of second half points.

"We scored four tries to one against a decent Wales team and we weren't playing so well in the first half when we finished 16-7 down so we're delighted with the result," said Fletcher.

"Wales are a good side with some pace out wide and a good set of forwards. We started really well, then stopped playing and Wales kept us pinned back with their kicking.

"But we didn't panic, were confident enough to keep playing, wanted to put some more pace into the game and that's what happened in the end.

"At half time we spoke about playing a bit more territory and taking the sting out of the game and when George got opportunities to nail kicks he kept on adding the pressure on them. That's what world class kickers do.

"Sam Twomey's hardly played at all in the last couple of months and has only been involved in one game since Australia. He's a good player and I'm delighted for him that he's got on the scoreboard."