The Midlands Under-16 selectors have named Daniel Robson, the son of former England tourist Simon Robson, in their side for their opening match in this season's Divisional Festival against London & SE at Broadstreet RFC near Coventry on Friday January 11 (1.15pm).
Robson's father toured Australia as reserve scrum-half with England in 1988 and also played for England A as well as club rugby for Moseley, Liverpool St Helens and Stoke. Simon Robson is now master in charge of rugby at Newcastle-under-Lyme School where Daniel, a fly-half, is a pupil.
Daniel is the younger brother of scrum-half Ben Robson who played for the Midlands in the Under-16 Divisional Festival three years ago.
Midlands Under-16s: 15 Alex Lewington (Nottingham HS and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire); 14 James Trueman (Solihull School and Warwickshire), 13 Joe Cobden (King Edward VI School, Lichfield and Staffordshire), 12 Jamie Elliott (Bedford School and East Midlands), 11 Jack Sporcic (King Edward Vi School, Lichfield and Staffordshire); 10 Daniel Robson (Newcastle-under-Lyme School and Staffordshire), 9 Joel Dudley (Bromsgrove School and North Midlands); 1 Louis Paddian (Bishop Challenor Sports College and North Midlands), 2 Richard Harris (The Lancaster School and Leicestershire), 3 Will Bigley (Wellingborough School and East Midlands), 4 Tom Holiday (Wellingborough School and East Midlands), 5 Sam Farmer (Bedford School and East Midlands), 6 Jetho Rawlings (Spalding GS and NL&D), 7 Will Radburn (Tudor Grange School and North Midlands), 8 Sam Heygate (Guilsborough County School and East Midlands). Replacements: Henry Somers (Worksop College and NL&D), George Bee (Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School and North Midlands), Tom Williams (Abraham Darby School and North Midlands), Hamish Smithers (Warwick School and Warwickshire), Peter Morse (Warwick School and Warwickshire), Matt Smith (King Edward VI, Lichfield and Staffordshire), James Whybrow (King Edward VI, Five Ways and North Midlands), Sam Collins (Campion School and East Midlands), Kyle Protheroe (St Thomas More School and Staffordshire).
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