The England 16 Group selectors have named their squads for two practice matches on Saturday February 23 which will conclude the five-day squad development camp at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.
Using the same smart training facilities as Guinness Premiership club Gloucester Rugby, the 60 players in the England Under-16 development squad have been put through their paces at Hartpury by lead coach Gareth Rees and his assistant coaches and support staff.
Saturday’s two practice matches – England v Millfield School Under-17 preceded by England A v The Rest (a George Squires Invitational side) – will be played over two periods of 25 minutes and one of 20, and will allow the selectors another good look at the players available to them.
Owen Farrell and George Ford, sons respectively of Saracens’ England centre Andy and England defence coach Mike, have made the main 28-man England squad, which is a good indicator of future selection though nothing is set in stone.
Owen Farrell has been named captain of the England side for this practice match.
The remaining players from the development camp are in the 30-strong England A squad or The Rest side which includes other players from around the country.
Two squads of 26 players each will be named by the selectors next week to continue preparations for England’s Four Nations Tournament in France in March, and England A’s Millfield International Festival in March and April.
England Under-16 squad to play Millfield School Under-17, Hartpury College, Saturday February 23, 2008 at 2.15pm:
Backs:
Harry ALLEN Hurstmere School & Kent
Joe COBDEN King Edward VI Lichfield & Staffordshire
Andrew DAVIES Lymm High School & Cheshire
Sam EDGERLEY Wellington College & Surrey
Jamie ELLIOTT Bedford School & Bedfordshire
Owen FARRELL (capt) St Georges & Hertfordshire
George FORD Rishworth School & Yorkshire
Ryan GLYNN Sedbergh School & Lancashire
Tom HEATHCOTE Bishop Wordsworth’s School & Dorset and Wiltshire
Alex LEWINGTON Nottingham High School & Notts, Lincs and Derbyshire
Sam STANLEY William Edwards School & Essex
Sam STUART Sedbergh School & Yorkshire
James WHYBROW King Edward VI Five Ways School & North Midlands
Forwards:
Joe ATKINSON Churchers College & Hampshire
Jamie BACHE St Peter’s High School & Essex
George BEE Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School & North Midlands
Michael HAYWOOD Tendring Tech College & Eastern Counties
Malcolm HEARN Helston Community College & Cornwall
Sam JONES Aylesbury Grammar School & Buckinghamshire
Kit McCARTNEY Wanstead School & Essex
Sam NORTHCOTE-GREEN Dulwich College & Surrey
William SKUSE Penair School & Cornwall
James STEPHENSON Canford School & Dorset and Wiltshire
Henry THOMAS Millfield School & Somerset
Sam TWOMEY St Wilfrids RC & Sussex
James TYAS Brighton College & Sussex
Ben VERNON Hutton Grammar School & Lancashire
Christopher WALKER Settle College & Yorkshire
England Under-16 A squad to play The Rest, Hartpury College, Saturday February 23, 2008 at 12.45pm:
Backs:
Joshua ALLAN North Halifax Grammar & Yorkshire
Guy ARMITAGE Wellington College & Berkshire
Thomas BARRETT Sedbergh School & Yorkshire
Sandy BROWNE Teignmouth Community College & Devon
Sam COLLINS Campion School & East Midlands
William DUNKLEY Bedford School & East Midlands
George ELLIOTT Easingwold School & Yorkshire
Mike HOGAN King Edward VII & Eastern Counties
Christopher McTURK St Peter’s School & Yorkshire
Ben RANSOM Tonbridge School & Kent
Charlie SADLER St Benedicts College & Eastern Counties
Oliver SHAW Bradford Grammar & Yorkshire
James TRUEMAN Solihull School & Warwickshire
Jack WALSH The John Fisher School & Surrey
Marland YARDE Gunnersbury Boys Catholic School & Middlesex
Forwards:
Andrew BERRY Lord Williams & Oxfordshire
William BIGLEY Wellingborough School & East Midlands
Oliver BISHOP Millfield School & Somerset
Alistair BONE Harrow School & Middlesex
Koree BRITTON Kingsbridge Community College & Devon
George BURKINSHAW Ecclesfield School & Yorkshire
Charles CLARE Sedbergh School & Yorkshire
Samuel FARMER Bedford School & East Midlands
Sam HEYGATE Guilsborough School & East Midlands
Matthew KVESIC Blundell’s School & Devon
Robert LANGLEY Edington & Shapwick School & Devon
Addison LOCKLEY Ivybridge College & Devon
Louis PADIAN Bishop Challoner Sports College & North Midlands
William RADBURN Tudor Grange & North Midlands
Thomas WILLIAMS Abraham Darby & North Midlands
The Rest squad (George Squires Invitational) to play England Under-16 A:
Tom BAKER Beechen Cliff School & Somerset
David BARGENT St James School & Devon
Tom COLLIER Collingwood College & Surrey
Chris DELANEY Aylesbury Grammar School & Buckinghamshire
Dan HANLEY Clevedon Community School & Somerset
Chris LAIDLER Windsor Boys School & Berkshire
Sean McDERMOTTROE Forest School & Berkshire
Julien MORLET RGS High Wycombe & Buckinghamshire
Tom MULDOON Nower Hill School & Hertfordshire
Miles NORMANDALE Marlwood School & Gloucestershire
Ben ROGERS Torquay Boys Grammar & Devon
Ed SCOTT-BOWDEN Sherbourne School & Dorset and Wiltshire
Hamish SMITHERS Warwick School & Warwickshire
Ronnie SPEAKMAN Stowe School & Buckinghamshire
Harry STAPLETON Claires Court & Berkshire
Sheldon STEVENS Filton College & Gloucestershire
Tom STEVENS Magdalen College School & Oxfordshire
Jack STRATTON Ormskirk School & Lancashire |
