George Nott and England were crowned winners of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship after an emphatic 45-21 victory over Ireland in the final.

Chester-born Nott and his team-mates ended the tournament with a perfect record of five wins from five games to claim the championship for the third time in four years at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on Saturday evening.

Llandudno-born Nott was an ever-present in England's triumph and his displays earned the former King's School pupil, who plays for Aviva Premiership club Sale Sharks, a place in the Championship Dream Team.

A product of Chester RUFC , Nott's performances have marked him out as one to watch with many tipping the forward for a big impact with Sale during the 2016/17 season.

George Nott hands off Scotland's Jake Kerr during England's win in the pool stage
George Nott hands off Scotland's Jake Kerr during England's win in the pool stage

England scored three first-half tries in the final against Ireland through Joe Marchant, Callum Chick and Huw Taylor with Harry Mallinder converting all three for a 21-0 lead at the break.

Ireland came back into the game with converted tries from Adam McBurney and Shane Daly but Mallinder crossed twice himself, kicking two conversions and a penalty.

A second try from Marchant, which Mallinder converted, added further gloss to England's victory despite Ireland's late consolation through Max Deegan.

Head coach Martin Haag said: "'We’ve shown incredible team spirit which is a key ingredient to any side. The performance was outstanding; I thought the way we adapted and turned defence into attack was brilliant.

"We played with high intensity, the first half was superb. We still missed some opportunities, and in the second period we let them back in, but the way the players handled the pressure over the 80 minutes is massive credit to them.

George Nott breaks clear to score England's opening try of the tournament against Italy
George Nott breaks clear to score England's opening try of the tournament against Italy

"These players have a huge amount of potential, they have a bright future ahead of them and this is just part of their rugby journey.

"The key thing for me is that they’ve made some friendships and bonds that will last for life and have made a little bit of history for themselves."

England began the tournament with a 48-10 defeat of Italy in which Nott scored the opening try before thumping Scotland 44-0 and beating Australia 17-13 in their final pool game.

South Africa were beaten 39-17 in the semi-final to set up a meeting with Ireland, who beat Argentina 37-7, in the final.