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Martin plays for Under-18s at national stadium

Second-rower George Martin made his first appearance in an England shirt this week after playing in the Under-18 League this season
Second-rower George Martin made his first appearance in an England shirt this week after playing in the Under-18 League this season

England Under-18s, with Leicester Tigers second row George Martin making his debut, beat Scotland 64-0 on Saturday in a game played behind closed doors at Murrayfield.

The match was due to be played at Stirling RFC but the pitch was deemed unplayable after heavy snow and was staged at Edinburgh's national stadium so players could get game time ahead of the Six Nations Festival.

Scotland included Tigers prop Alex Maxwell, a member of the Under-18 League winning team and a student at Brooksby Melton College.

After beating France earlier this month, England 26-0 at half-time with tries from Jack Reeves (2), Harry Barlow and Connor Doherty, while Josh Hodge kicked three conversions.

A second half hat-trick for Alfie Barbeary and tries for Rus Tuima, Blake Boyland, Jacob Morris, plus four Hodge conversions, sealed victory. 

Head coach John Fletcher said: “The players were pretty excited when they found out they were playing at Murrayfield, it’s a big pitch and that suits the way we want to play.

“This is a new group of players and they are a young squad. The majority of them will go on to the Six Nations festival in Wales and they played well.”

England Under-18s

15 Josh Hodge - Newcastle Falcons (SedberghSchool)
14 Harry Barlow - Harlequins (Cranleigh School)
13 Connor Doherty - Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
12 Jack Reeves - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
11 Jacob Morris - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
10 Manu Vunipola - Saracens (Harrow School)
9 Sam Maunder - Exeter Chiefs (Blundell's School)
1 Bevan Rodd - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
2 Samson Ma'asi - Northampton Saints (St Josephs)
3 Cal Ford - Sale Sharks (Sandbach School)
4 George Martin - Leicester Tigers (BrooksbyMelton College)
5 Will Montgomery - Newcastle Falcons (KirkbieKendal School)
6 Richard Capstick - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
7 JJ Tonks - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
8 Rus Tuima - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)

Replacements
16 Alfie Barbeary - Wasps (Bloxham School)
17 Lewis Holsey - Worcester Warriors (Solihull School)
18 Jack Bartlett - Gloucester Rugby
19 Rob Farrar - Newcastle Falcons (SedberghSchool)
20 Ted Leatherbarrow - Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
21 Blake Boyland - Bristol Rugby (SGS College)
22 Tom Curtis - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
23 Will Simonds - Wasps (The Henley College)