England Under-18’s have added three players to their squad ahead of a hectic weekend of Five Nations Festival action in Wales.
Wasps flanker Sam Northcote-Green, Sale Sharks centre Tommy Bell and Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote come into the squad to cover some injury concerns for an England side who are unbeaten in 2010.
The England side take on Ireland in Llandovery on Saturday at 4pm before rounding off a busy few days with a game against Scotland – at the same venue – on Tuesday.
The Red Rose side have conquered all before them this year beating Wales 43-22 last week to go with a 33-16 win over France and a 28-12 defeat of Italy this year.
Two tries from Sam Twomey and 23 points from the boot of skipper George Ford helped see off a Wales side – that included full RBS 6 Nations international Tom Prydie – as an England winning run stretching back to 2007 continued.
ENGLAND U18 SQUAD
Forwards Nick Auterac (Oaklands College & Saracens) Dominic Barrow (Prince Henry’s GS Otley & Leeds Carnegie) Anthony Brennan (Twyford CofE & London Wasps) Koree Britton (Ivybridge Coll & Exeter Chiefs) Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro Coll & Exeter Chiefs) Matt Kvesic (Worcester Sixth Form Coll & Worcester Warriors) George Merrick (Whitgift & Harlequins) Nathan Morris (Sedbergh & Newcastle Falcons) Sam Northcote-Green (Dulwich Coll & London Wasps) Kyle Sinckler (Epsom Coll & Harlequins) Will Skuse (Bryanston & Bath Rugby) Sam Twomey (Dulwich Coll & Harlequins) Billy Vunipola (Harrow & London Wasps) Chris Walker (Prince Henry’s GS Otley & Leeds Carnegie)
Backs Tommy Bell (Bacup and Rawtenstall GS & Sale Sharks) Elliot Daly (Whitgift & London Wasps) Chris Elder (RGS High Wycombe & London Wasps) Jamie Elliott (Bedford & Northampton Saints) George Ford (Rishworth & Leicester Tigers) Tom Heathcote (Bishop Wordsworth’s & Bath Rugby) Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons) Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks) Ryan Mills (Hartpury Coll & Gloucester) Ben Ransom (Tonbridge & Saracens) Dan Robson (Hartpury Coll & Gloucester Rugby) Charlie Walker (Oakham & Leicester Tigers) Marland Yarde (Whitgift & London Irish)
