Exeter Chiefs youngster Stuart Townsend says that England under-20s have been training hard to flush out the disappointment of their poor start to their Six Nations campaign.
England host Italy at Brickfields in Plymouth on Friday (7.45pm) looking to put last week's 21-15 defeat to Wales behind them.
Townsend lasted just over an hour of the contest before being replaced, while there was no place in the squad for Chiefs teammates Sam Skinner and Jack Innard.
The 19-year-old scrum-half has kept his place in the starting line-up, with Topsham's Skinner named on the bench.
And Townsend says the squad are trying to move on from that disappointing result by concentrating on improvements on the training pitch.
"We are keen to put it behind us. The defeat was disappointing but the boys have worked very hard in training this week for what is obviously a big game," he said.
"We have just been focusing on ourselves, not worrying about the opposition and focusing on our own attack and defence.
"There were a few things that went wrong. We didn't quite get the breakdown right so we have worked on that this week.
"The mood in the camp is definitely good. We are disappointed after the loss but we have been training well and everyone has perked up."
