Three members of the Leicester Tigers Senior Academy have been included in the England Under-20s matchday squad for their opening game against Georgia on Saturday, May 27 at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.
Jacob Cusick starts at outside centre, with teammates Finn Carnduff and Joseph Woodward amongst the replacements.
“We’ve selected a side for our first match against Georgia U20 which will give us a chance to try out new on-pitch combinations and also to see players who didn’t play big minutes during the Under-20 Six Nations campaign"
England U20's Head Coach, Mark Mapletoft.
STARTING XV
1. Ethan Clarke (Harlequins)
2. Nathan Jibulu (Harlequins)
3. James Halliwell (Bristol Bears)
4. Harvey Cuckson (Bath Rugby)
5. Harry Browne (Harlequins)
6. Nathan Michelow (Saracens)
7. Tristan Woodman (Sale Sharks)
8. Zach Carr (Harlequins)
9. Nye Thomas (Sale Sharks)
10. Louie Johnson (Newcastle Falcons)
11. Alex Wills (Sale Sharks)
12. Toby Thame (Northampton Saints)
13. Jacob Cusick (Leicester Tigers)
14. Benjamin Waghorn (Harlequins)
15. Connor Slevin (Harlequins)
REPLACEMENTS
16. Craig Wright (Northampton Saints)
17. Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
18. Afolabi Fasogbon (London Irish)
19. Finn Carnduff (Leicester Tigers)
20. Chandler Cunningham-South (London Irish)
21. Charlie Bracken (Saracens)
22. Joseph Woodward (Leicester Tigers)
23. Joe Jenkins (Bristol Bears)
