England Men's U20 team to face Loughborough University
Alan Dickens has named his team to face Loughborough University on Saturday 21 January (KO 12:00) at Loughborough Uni.
Speaking ahead of the game, England men’s U20 head coach, Alan Dickens, said: “The game against Loughborough University is another excellent opportunity for us to put our training into practice and assess how the players work as a group.
“We had a strong hit-out against Oxford University last Saturday, and our preparation in camp this week has also gone really well. Each players’ commitment and mindset has been fantastic as we continue preparations for our Six Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham Stoop in two weeks’ time.”
Lewis Chessum will captain the team at lock and packs down in the scrum alongside Danny Eite.
Archie McArthur, Calum Scott and Afolabi Fasogbon start in the front row, while Finn Carnduff, Tristan Woodman and Rob Nixon make up the back row.
Charlie Bracken and Monty Bradbury pair up in the halves, with Joseph Woodward and Rekeiti Ma'asi-White lining up in the centres.
The back three sees Cassius Cleaves and Tobias Elliott on the wings, with Sam Harris at full back.
England Men's U20 team to face Loughborough University
1. Archie McArthur (Gloucester)
2. Calum Scott (London Irish)
3. Afolabi Fasogbon (London Irish)
4. Danny Eite (Gloucester)
5. Lewis Chessum (C) (Leicester Tigers)
6. Finn Carnduff (Leicester Tigers)
7. Tristan Woodman (Sale Sharks)
8. Rob Nixon (Gloucester)
9. Charlie Bracken (Saracens)
10. Monty Bradbury (London Irish)
11. Cassius Cleaves (Harlequins)
12. Joseph Woodward (Leicester Tigers)
13. Rekeiti Ma'asi-White (Sale Sharks)
14. Tobias Elliott (Saracens)
15. Sam Harris (Bath Rugby)
Bench
Finn Theobald-Thomas, Nathan Jibulu, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, George Patten, Tim Hoyt, James Halliwell, Harry Browne, Robert Carmichael, Josh Manz, Zach Carr, Nye Thomas, Jack Walsh, Louie Johnson, Benjamin Waghorn, Will Gilderson and Connor Slevin
