England U20 Men side to face South Africa announced
England Men U20 head coach Alan Dickens has named his team to face South Africa in the opening round of the Six Nations U20 Summer Series in Italy.
- Friday 24 June, kick off 4pm BST
- Watch the game on englandrugby.com
Two uncapped props make the starting side in Tumy Onasanya and Jevaughn Warren. Whilst five times capped John Stewart is named at hooker.
Ewan Richards and Lewis Chessum make up the second row, Chander Cunningham-South is at blindside flanker, and captain Emeka Ilione at openside. Greg Fisilau completes the back row.
Making up the backs are George Hendy at 15, Tom Litchfield and Iwan Stephens on the wings, Rekeiti Ma’asi-White plays at inside centre with Ethan Grayson at outside. Fin Smith starts at fly half with Tom Carr-Smith as scrum half.
"The team is excited to play against South Africa although they are a little bit of an unknown as they haven’t played any games this year at an international level," said Dickens. "The opportunities for this group to learn and develop over this series are immense, and I’m as excited about the players having meaningful game time as I am the final result."
Team
15. George Hendy, Northampton Saints
14. Tom Litchfield, Northampton Saints
13. Ethan Grayson, Northampton Saints
12. Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, Wasps
11. Iwan Stephens, Newcastle Falcons
10. Fin Smith, Worcester Warriors
9. Tom Carr-Smith, Bath Rugby
1. Tumy Onasanya, Sale Sharks
2. John Stewart, Bath Rugby
3. Jevaughn Warren, Saracens
4. Ewan Richards, Bath Rugby
5. Lewis Chessum, Leicester Tigers
6. Chandler Cunningham-South, London Irish
7. Emeka Ilione, Leicester Tigers (c)
8. Greg Fisilau, Wasps
Replacements
16. Finn Theobald-Thomas, Worcester
17. Andrew Turner, Bristol Bears
18. Mikey Summerfield, London Irish
19. Tom Lockett, Northampton Saints
20. Lucas Brooke, London Irish
21. Ethan Staddon, Bath Rugby
22. Toby Knight, Saracens
23. Charlie Bracken, Saracens
24. Jed Walsh, Leicester Tigers
25. Conor Oresanya, Harlequins
26. Tobi Wilson, Worcester Warriors
Fixtures
24 June - England v South Africa
29 June - England v France
5 July - England v Ireland
Play offs commence Tuesday 12 July.
