25 March 2011
Defending National Under 20 Champions Yorkshire and rivals Lancashire dominate the initial selection of 26 players to prepare for their England trial game against the Midlands
18 March 2011
England Counties hopes of winning on Irish soil for the first time were undone at Old Belvedere RFC in Dublin, with the visitors slipping to a 16-8 defeat
17 March 2011
While former England Counties players and officials will be watching ex-Counties scrum half Ben Foden on the big stage in Dublin this weekend, just up the road at Old Belvedere RFC on Friday evening another youngster from Cheshire will be following in his footsteps
17 March 2011
Sam Beaumont, son of former England and British Lions captain Bill, will be adding an England shirt of his own to the extensive family collection when he plays for the England RU Counties XV against the Ulster Bank Club International Team at Old Belvedere RFC in Dublin on Friday (kick-off 5.30pm)
16 March 2011
With a dozen of their players drawn from only three clubs, England Counties hope to find the challenge of bonding less of a challenge than normal when they travel to Dublin to face the Ulster Bank Club International Team at Old Belvedere RFC on Friday (March 18).