U18 2024/25

[Which Tyler]

Head coach Jonathan Pendlebury and assistant coach Will Parkin have confirmed their squads for the upcoming U18 Men’s Development Camp this week.

Hosted at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, the Men’s Pathway side converge on Berkshire in two groups for separate two-and-a-half-day camps starting on Wednesday (30th) and concluding this forthcoming Sunday (2nd).

This week’s training schedule follows on from September’s front five and specialist back meetings and sets out to fortify key pathway development principles in the first U18 camp since the side toured South Africa this summer. With a mostly replenished group, Pendlebury and his staff look to implement on-field principles, position-specific rugby preparation and detailed strategy that layers on top of the experiences the players gain through their club, school and college fixtures and academy sessions.

Since the U18 Men’s last outing in the 2024 International Series, 21 players have graduated the U18 programme and into the 2024/25 U20 Men’s Elite Player Squad: Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, Tom Dye and Jonny Weimann of Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks’ Ollie Davies, Seb Kelly, Jack Lightbown and Toby Wilson, Nick Lilley and Josh Mann (both Exeter Chiefs), Lucas Friday, Frank McMillan, Jimmy Staples and Ollie Streeter (all Harlequins), Saracens’ Angus Hall, Jack Bracken and Charlie West, Bath Rugby’s Charlie Griffin, Tyler Offiah, Connor Treacey and Kepu Tuipulotu, and George Pearson of Leicester Tigers.

60 players in total have been invited to camp, with 13 of those having picked up U18 caps already this year throughout the U18 Six Nations Festival or the aforementioned International Series in South Africa. Nine further uncapped U18 players have partaken in the 2024 U17 spring camp and fixture at Hartpury College.

The opening autumn camp sees the rugby schedule complemented with strength and conditioning training with sports psychology education. The U18 Men return to Bisham Abbey next month for a four-day Development Camp before a break for the Premiership Rugby U18 Academy League.

Jonathan Pendlebury said: “This week marks the first step of hopefully many more on the Men’s Pathway journey for these players. It’s an exciting time of year, with many performances in school and academy settings that have commanded attention. We want to reward and recognise these players by affording them the opportunity to train with other players of similar ability.

“Being the first U18 camp this term, we’re encouraging the team to demonstrate self-awareness and organisation – that can be showing character on and off-the-field, showing leadership qualities but most importantly, taking ownership of their development.

“Our mantra of ‘getting better and better and better’ is pertinent with it being the first taste of camp life for the team this year. We will use this as a point of reference to measure progress throughout the campaign to ensure the players grow into their next challenge on the pathway.”
ENGLAND U18 MEN OCTOBER DEVELOPMENT CAMP - GROUP 1 (includes academy and school)

Diamond Ayiehfor (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Radley College)
Ollie Batson (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter School)
Will Bennett (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Ravens Wood)
Finn Cunnison (Harlequins, Bishop Wand School)
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School)
George Dufty (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School)
Ajay Edwards (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)
Tomos Evans (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Joshua Field (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Bishop Wand School)
Ollie Harris (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
Dylan Hodkinson (Sale Sharks, Wirral Grammar School)
Harry Ingram (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Finn Keylock (Saracens, Bishop Wand School)
Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)
Bruno Lamb (Bristol Bears, SGS College)
Charlie Lawson (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
Fergus Mainey (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh)
George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Alan Poku (Saracens, Bishop Wand School)
Riley Raikes (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)
Luca Teal (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Harry Woodman (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, Stourport High School & Sixth Form College)
*denotes a player previously capped at U18 level for England


ENGLAND U18 MEN OCTOBER DEVELOPMENT CAMP - GROUP 2 (includes academy and school)

Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints, Sedbergh School)
Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton College)
Noah Caluori (Saracens, Mill Hill School)
Felix Champain (Harlequins, Worth School)
George Chandler (Harlequins, Seaford College)
Mathis Dehauteur (Saracens, Oaklands)
Marlon Farouk-Roy (Saracens, Oaklands)
Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham School)
Ashton Graham (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
Kieran Hill (Bristol Bears, Richard Huish Sixth Form College)
Ollie Hull (Northampton Saints, Stamford School) *
Ryan Jones (Saracens, Mill Hill School)
Sebi Krippner (Sale Sharks, Kirkham School)
Inigo Langford (Bath Rugby, Wellington College)
George Leyland (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
**James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School) ***
Jack Marshall (Saracens, The Campion School)
Isaac Mears (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
James Pater (Northampton Saints, The Leys School)
Aidan Pugh (Bath Rugby, Piggott School)
Zach Rowles (Bristol Bears, Wycliffe College)
Tristan Saunders (Harlequins, Dulwich College)
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, Grammar School at Leeds)
Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, St Albans)
Joe Taylor (Harlequins, Cranleigh School)
Oscar Thomas (Bath Rugby, Wellington College)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
Kristof Wood (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School)
*denotes a player previously capped at U18 level for England

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November squad:

England U18 Men November squad
Forwards
Diamond Ayiehfor (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School) *
Will Bennett (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton College)
Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Ravens Wood) *
Marlon Farouk-Roy (Saracens, Oaklands)
Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Ashton Graham (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Bishop Wand School)
Ollie Hull (Northampton Saints, Stamford School) *
Harvey Leonard (Sale Sharks, Ellesmere)
George Leyland (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
Freddie Ogden-Mertherell (Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close School)
Alan Poku (Saracens, Bishop Wand School)
Harry Price (Northampton Saints, Finborough School)
Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL))
Luca Teal (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)
Oscar Thomas (Bath Rugby, Wellington College) *
Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School) *
Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, Stourport High School & Sixth Form College)
Jayden Wrottesley (Gloucester Rugby, City of Oxford)

Backs
Ollie Batson (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter School)
Noah Caluori (Saracens, Mill Hill School) *
Felix Champain (Harlequins, Worth School) *
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School)
Ajay Edwards (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)
Joshua Field (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Ryan Jones (Saracens, Mill Hill School)
Finn Keylock (Saracens, Bishop Wand School) *
Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Charlie Lawson (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School) *
Isaac Mears (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College) *
Rory O'Kane (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
James Pater (Northampton Saints, The Leys School)
Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, St Albans) *
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)
Joe Taylor (Harlequins, Cranleigh School)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)

Rehabilitators
Seva Kava (Saracens, Millfield School)
Patrick Hogg (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School) *
George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury) *
Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Harrow School) *
Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Clifton College) *

*denotes a player capped at U18 level for England

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U18 February squad

England U18 squad
Forwards
Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints, Sedbergh School)
Will Bennett (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton College)
Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Ravens Wood)
Marlon Farouk-Roy (Saracens, Oaklands College)
Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Bishop Wand School)
Ashton Graham (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
Ollie Hull (Northampton Saints, Stamford School)
Elvis Kitenge-Fuki (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)
Jack Lawrence (Northampton Saints, St Joseph College)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close School)
Alan Poku (Saracens, Bishop Wand School)
Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, Grammar School at Leeds)
Tate Williams (Harlequins, Worth School)
Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, Stourport High School & Sixth Form College)

Backs
Ollie Batson (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter School)
Finlay Cunnison (Harlequins, Bishop Wand School)
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School)
Rio Ebanks (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Zac Finch (Saracens, Ravens Wood)
Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, Finborough School)
Fergus Mainey (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh)
Isaac Mears (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
Ben Morrow (Saracens, Millfield)
Rory O'Kane (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
James Pater (Northampton Saints, The Leys School)
Will Payton (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)

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U17s Squad

Saturday 8 March (includes current academy and school)

Forwards
Ben Beadle (Saracens, Sedbergh School)
Jonathan Broadbent (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
AJ Henry (Saracens, Mill Hill)
Alfie Johns (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Freddie Jones (Saracens, Sutton Valence School)
Oliver Knight (Saracens, Berkhamsted)
Tyler Knightley (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)
Jago Morgan (Harlequins, Gordon's School)
Teddy Skinner (Bath Rugby, Bishop Wand)
Mawgan Talling (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Monty Wells (Bristol Bears, Taunton School)
Harry Westlake (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge Community College)
Casper Wheeler (Bristol Bears, Hartpury College)
Max Worsley (Saracens, Mill Hill)

Backs
James Alcock (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)
Charlie Bosanko (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge Community College)
Charlie Dineen (Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School)
Ajay Edwards (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)
Charlie Heard (Saracens, Berkhamsted)
Max Hooper (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
Bruno Lamb (Bristol Bears, SGS College)
Logan Parry-Kilby (Saracens, Berkhamsted)
Will Pidwell (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Caspar Reeves (Bristol Bears, Taunton School)
Luc Springate (Harlequins, Epsom College)
Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough School)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)

Sunday 9 March (includes current academy and school)

Forwards
Charlie Bray (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Fin Charles (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Charlie Hammick (Northampton Saints, Harrow School)
Henry Horsfall (Gloucester Rugby, Kings Worcester)
Jordan Ikeh (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar)
Nico Jones (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Kajetan Lewandowski (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Theodore MacAndrew (Sale Sharks, Ellesmere College)
Alex Mead (Northampton Saints, Perse School)
James Moore (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Lawrence Ogbonnaya (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Will Papp (Bristol Bears, SGS College)
Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Jake Smith (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
Marcus Southwell (Leicester Tigers, Oakham School)

Backs
Will Bayston (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School)
Lochie Glackin (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham School)
Max Jeffries (Gloucester Rugby, Stourport High)
Austin Keogh (Sale Sharks, Macclesfield Campus)
Will Payton (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Arthur Scrase (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Caylen Umaga (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton)
Krystof Wood (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School)

[Which Tyler]

Of the Bath ones in there, Treacey is a gem at IC, Hooper is showing promise, but I'm not sure he's England age-grade yet.
Can't recall seeing anything of Skinner

ETA: Hooper is the son of Stuart and looks the spitting image, plays FH. At FH of course, I've been spoiled recently with Linegar, so I may be doing him a disservice above.

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Of the Bath ones in there, Tracey is a gem at IC, Hooper is showing promise, but I'm not sure he's England age-grade yet.
Can't recall seeing anything of Skinner

Treacey is a proper standout! Really like the way he’s plays! Obvs Linegar makes a big difference, but he looks quality.

Will have a look at the squad and chuck some names out when I’m sober.

[Slater582]

Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)

Charlie Morgan wrote an article last week ('England have a problem at lock – and these youngsters are the solution'). In the comments he mentioned Jonno Balding and Laidlow as locks to watch.

I already knew Balding is highly rated but had never heard of Laidlow.

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Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)

Charlie Morgan wrote an article last week ('England have a problem at lock – and these youngsters are the solution'). In the comments he mentioned Jonno Balding and Laidlow as locks to watch.

I already knew Balding is highly rated but had never heard of Laidlow.

Laidlow is a decent prospect. He's had a very good year with Trinity and kicked on well. Balding is really good. He's bloody massive and a top talent. There's also Patrick Hogg, who could play lock or backrow. Branch Holland too looks decent.

And then above that you've Kpoku, Sodeke, Burrow, Ainsworth-Cave, Agbemile. Our lock stocks should be pretty well provided for in a few years time.

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By position:
Forwards
Loosehead:
Mawgan Talling (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Casper Wheeler (Bristol Bears, Hartpury College)

Hooker:
Ben Beadle (Saracens, Sedbergh School)

Tighthead:
Jago Morgan (Harlequins, Gordon's School)

Lock:
Freddie Jones (Saracens, Sutton Valence School)
Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity School)
Teddy Skinner (Bath Rugby, Bishop Wand)
Monty Wells (Bristol Bears, Taunton School)

Backrow:
Jonathan Broadbent (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
AJ Henry (Saracens, Mill Hill)
Alfie Johns (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Oliver Knight (Saracens, Berkhamsted)
Tyler Knightley (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Harry Westlake (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge Community College)
Max Worsley (Saracens, Mill Hill) - Also plays centre!!

Backs
Scrum Half:
James Alcock (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)
Charlie Heard (Saracens, Berkhamsted)

Fly Half:
Charlie Dineen (Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School)
Max Hooper (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)

Centre:
Charlie Bosanko (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge Community College)
Bruno Lamb (Bristol Bears, SGS College)
Logan Parry-Kilby (Saracens, Berkhamsted)
Will Pidwell (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)

Back Three:
Ajay Edwards (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)
Caspar Reeves (Bristol Bears, Taunton School)
Luc Springate (Harlequins, Epsom College)
Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough School)

Forwards
Loosehead:
Kajetan Lewandowski (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)

Hooker:
Theodore MacAndrew (Sale Sharks, Ellesmere College)
Marcus Southwell (Leicester Tigers, Oakham School)

Tighthead:
Lawrence Ogbonnaya (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)

Lock:
Nico Jones (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
James Moore (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
Will Papp (Bristol Bears, SGS College)

Backrow:
Charlie Bray (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Fin Charles (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Charlie Hammick (Northampton Saints, Harrow School)
Henry Horsfall (Gloucester Rugby, Kings Worcester)
Jordan Ikeh (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Jake Smith (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
Marcus Southwell (Leicester Tigers, Oakham School)

Alex Mead (Northampton Saints, Perse School)

Backs
Scrum Half:
Will Bayston (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)

Fly Half:
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)

Centre:
Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham School)
Max Jeffries (Gloucester Rugby, Stourport High)
Arthur Scrase (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)
Krystof Wood (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School)

Back Three:
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School)
Lochie Glackin (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Austin Keogh (Sale Sharks, Macclesfield Campus)
Will Payton (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School)
Caylen Umaga (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton) - also plays 10


Lawrence Ogbonnaya is the pick of the front row IMO. Has a really strong technique and is coming along very nicely. Am hearing good things from Brooksby about Lewandowski

Laidlow has been mentioned already. He's become a very decent tighthead lock, and had a big season for Trinity. He's been in the U18 setup for a while now, playing up a year so to speak. James Moore is another who stands out to me. Still developing, but developing into a very good lock.

In the backrow Knight and Worsley have something about them. Knight, the younger brother of Toby, has a similar playing style, if maybe a bit more power than Toby had at this age. Worsley mixes between centre and backrow. He's rapid and robust. he reminds me a lot of Ben Earl in his Tonbridge school days, but with a better skillset rather than pure power and speed. There are a good group of backrow players, and as you'd expect a few who can play lock and vice versa.

Shields and Talbot are two very decent fly halves, both of whom have been part of the U18 squad this year. Talbot and Townsend, the Tigers half backs, have combined really well this year. I'd really call out Umaga here too, though I feel he's better at 15 personally. He does look good!

Treacey is the standout centre. Powerful but with a deft skill set. Goode is definitely worth keeping an eye on too.

Back three is very strong again. Edwards is a livewire with U18 experience, and Tamani a real handful. Denny looks pretty special, and I'm quite a fan of Will Payton, and Lochie Glackin has really stood out this year in a pretty up and down Denstone side. Another who has been in the U18 squads this season.

As ever the backs are largely interchangeable, with many able to play multi position. I've kind of gone with the primary role here, or it'd just be a mass of names.

Oh and Alex Mead. He's a new one on me, and I can't find anything on him, other than he's a forward.

U17s is a tough age group as you'll have a mix of lads who have played plenty of U18 academy and even U18 international and then lads who have not featured for their respective academy U18 sides, but might have had a run for an U17 side somewhere. They can be fringe school team players too, and spring term tends to be 7s season so you don't see much of them until next year when they become 1st XV regulars.

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Six Nations Festival squad:
ENGLAND UNDER-18s SIX NATIONS FESTIVAL SQUAD
(includes current academy, community club and school/college)

FORWARDS
Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints, Hadleigh RUFC, Sedbergh School)
Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, Wharfdale, Bishop Burton College)
Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Sidcup RFC, Ravens Wood) *
Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, Drybrook RFC, Hartpury College)
Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Twickenham RFC, Bishop Wand School)
Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Twickenham RFC, Trinity School)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Ashby RFC, Northampton School for Boys)
George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Holt RFC, Denstone College)
Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, Lydney RFC, Dean Close School)
Alan Poku (Saracens, Ealing Trailfinders, Bishop Wand School)
Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, Harrogate RUFC, Grammar School at Leeds)
Elliot Williams (Harlequins, London Irish Amateurs, Gordon’s School) *
Tate Williams (Harlequins, East Grinstead RFC, Worth School)
Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, Alcester, Stourport High School & Sixth Form College)

BACKS
Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, Banbury Rugby Club, Bloxham School)
Zac Finch (Saracens, Sidcup RFC, Ravens Wood)
Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Longlevens RFC, Hartpury College)
Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Finborough School)
Isaac Mears (Bath Rugby, Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School)
James Pater (Northampton Saints, Shelford RFC, The Leys School)
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians, Northampton School for Boys)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Barkers Butts RFC, Rugby School)
Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, Finborough School)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Harbury Rugby Football Club, Warwick School)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, New Milton RFC, Beechen Cliff School)
Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Bank of England RFC, Clifton College) *

*denotes a player previously capped at U18 level for England

ENGLAND UNDER-18s SIX NATIONS FESTIVAL FIXTURES
Matchday 1 – England vs Scotland (Thursday 10 April, kick-off: 12.15pm BST)
Matchday 2 – Spain vs England (Monday 14 April, kick-off: 10.00am BST)
Matchday 3 – France vs England (Friday 18th April, kick-off: 5.30pm BST)

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England U18 Men’s team to face Ireland (includes current academy and school/college)

15 James Pater (Northampton Saints, The Leys)
14 Junior Denny (Gloucester, Bloxham)
13 Will Knight (Gloucester, Hartpury College)
12 Declan Treacey (Bath, Beechen Cliff)
11 Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough)
10 Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby)
9 Isaac Mears (Bath, Beechen Cliff)
1 Alan Poku (Saracens, Bishop Wand)
2 Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester, Hartpury College)
3 Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, Bishop Burton College)
4 Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester, Dean Close)
5 Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, Trinity)
6 Elliot Williams (c) (Harlequins, Gordon’s) *
7 Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
8 George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)

Replacements

16 Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Bishop Wand)
17 Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, Grammar School at Leeds)
18 Harry Wright (Gloucester, Stourport High)
19 Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints, Sedbergh)
20 Tate Williams (Harlequins, Worth)
21 James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick)
22 Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)
23 Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Clifton College) *
24 Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, Finborough)

*denotes a player previously capped at U18 level for England

[fivepointer]

We lost 17-22 after being 17-0 up! Match here -

[Slater582]

Are Balding and Linegar now too old for this level?

[Danno]

Just a little note of thanks from me, E.P. I wouldn't have a clue about the up and coming talent without these posts

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Are Balding and Linegar now too old for this level?

I don’t think they’re ineligible, but I think we’ve taken the choice to align the pathway on calendar years rather than school years because that’s what happens when you go into U20s.

I can’t find anything definitive either way.

There’s some serious talent not in the squad that have birthdays in the Christmas term. Linegar, Balding, Hogg, Rawlings, Champlain, Winters and many more. The odd injury in there too.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Just a little note of thanks from me, E.P. I wouldn't have a clue about the up and coming talent without these posts

It’s my pleasure mate.

And as always with the pathways it doesn’t often result in players going all the way. A lot of these lads will drift into lower leagues and university rugby, but the odd nugget will go a long way. The pathway, post school is still a mess, as Banquo will testify. That should, in theory, be changing for the better but we’ve a long way to go in brining the full potential out of these lads as they navigate their way into adult rugby. We are world class at shooting ourselves in the foot in this regard. And even then still produce some damn fine players. But there could be so many more if we sort our shit out.

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England U18 Men team for Scotland
15. James Pater (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

14. Junior Denny (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)

13. Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, 4 caps)

12. Will Knight (c) (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)

11. Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

10. Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap)

9. Isaac Mears (Bath Rugby, 1 cap)

1. Alan Poku (Saracens, 1 cap)

2. Kealan Freeman-Price (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)

3. Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)

4. Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)

5. Henry Laidlow (Harlequins, 1 cap)

6. Elliot Williams (Harlequins, 7 caps)

7. Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

8. George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap)

Replacements
16. Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, 1 cap)

17. Oliver Spencer (Yorkshire Academy, 1 cap)

18. Sam Bland (Yorkshire Academy, 1 cap)

19. Archie Appleby (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

20. Tate Williams (Harlequins, 1 cap)

21. Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, 3 caps)

22. James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap)

23. Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

24. Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, 1 cap)

25. Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)

26. Zac Finch (Saracens, uncapped)

[Mellsblue]

As always, there’s some absolute belters with regards to names. Oscar Talbot being my favourite.
Where is this being played?

[fivepointer]

Live stream available here - https://www.youtube.com/live/K7tMizSfIvQ

[Which Tyler]

Live stream available here - https://www.youtube.com/live/K7tMizSfIvQ

Excellent find, thank you

[Which Tyler]

Timani doing to Scotland what he did to Bath in the U18 Prem final.
Still got 2 years at this age level after this tourney

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Well, that game didn't last long
England 26 - 0 Scotland
15 min

TBP secured

[fivepointer]

Horrible mismatch so far. Our lads are physically dominant.

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Make that 33 - 0

Never interesting when the scoreboard clicks over faster than he clock.
Hope Scotland wake up soon

[fivepointer]

Finished 71-5. Had we been a bit slicker with our passing in the 2nd half it might have been more. The Scottish boys were severely outgunned.

Tamani looks quite a prospect.