- Fletcher names group for Heywood Road clash
- Ford and Vunipola returning against Wallabies
ENGLAND have named a 23-man squad for next weekend's Under 18 international against Australian Schools.
Head coach John Fletcher's side take on the tourists at Sale FC's Heywood Road ground on Sunday, December 13 at 2pm.
England are unbeaten at this level in 17 games - 12 of them internationals - since an 11-3 defeat in their last meeting with Australia in the summer of 2007.
But this is a new squad with only a handful of survivors from the side that finished last season by beating South Africa 45-13 in Kimberley.
One of those returning is George Ford, the fly half who made his first team debut for Leicester Tigers at the age of 16 in the LV= Cup last month, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a professional club game.
The others are back row forward Billy Vunipola, who joined London Wasps from Bristol this summer and started against South Africa as a 16-year-old, and lock Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie), who appeared against Boland on the summer tour.
England U18 squad
Forwards
Nick Auterac (Oaklands College & Saracens)
Dominic Barrow (Prince Henry's GS & Leeds Carnegie)
Ant Brennan (Twyford CofE & London Wasps)
Koree Britton (Ivybridge College & Exeter Chiefs)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro College & Exeter Chiefs)
Matt Kvesic (Worcester 6th Form College & Worcester Warriors)
George Merrick (Whitgift & Harlequins)
Nathan Morris (Sedbergh & Newcastle Falcons)
Sam Northcote-Green (Dulwich College & London Wasps)
Kyle Sinckler (Epsom College & Harlequins)
Sam Twomey (Dulwich College & Harlequins)
Billy Vunipola (Harrow & London Wasps)
Chris Walker (Prince Henry's GS & Leeds Carnegie)
Backs
Elliott Daly (Whitgift & London Wasps)
Jamie Elliott (Bedford & Northampton Saints)
George Ford (Rishworth & Leicester Tigers)
Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons)
Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks)
Ryan Mills (Hartpury College & Gloucester)
Ben Ransom (Tonbridge & Saracens)
Dan Robson (Hartpury College & Gloucester)
Charlie Walker (Oakham & Leicester Tigers)
Marland Yarde (Whitgift & London Irish)