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Tigers quartet earn England U-18 spots

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Leicester Tigers have four players in the England U-18 squad for their first international of the season, against France at Henley on Saturday (kick-off 2pm).

Hooker Tom Collett, scrum-half Ben Youngs and full-back Greig Tonks are named in the starting XV, with clubmate Jack Cobden included among the replacements.

England U-18s are the reigning Home Unions champions having won the title for the first time outright last year with a 21-15 victory against Wales in the final at Cheltenham.

This year's squad is drawn from players in the RFU's Junior National Academy and Under-18s Conference Squad, which is fed by the 14 RFU regional academies.

Chris Kibble who coaches the squad alongside Simon Hardy, said: "France are always going to be tough opponents. We played them away last October in a conference game and, although we won, we learned that they are a dangerous outfit that can attack from anywhere on the field. We have also got a great back row and a strong pack. Coupled with some very exciting runners in the backs, I am sure Saturday is going to provide some very exciting rugby."
 
England U-18s Six Nations Festival team

1 Ben Moon (Ivybridge Community College/SWERA)
2 Tom Collett (Wyggeston & QEI College/Leicester Tigers)
3 James Currie (Millfield/Bath Rugby)
4 Graham Kitchener (Adams Grammar/Worcester Warriors)
5 Dan Williams (Ivybridge Community College/SWERA)
6 Calum Clark (Barnard Castle/Leeds Tykes)
7 Jacob Rowan (Bradford Grammar/Leeds Tykes)
8 Carl Fearns (Sedbergh/Sale Sharks, captain)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
10 Rob Miller (Keswick School/Newcastle Falcons)
11 Charlie Sharples (St Peters/Gloucester Rugby)
12 Luke Eves (Colston's Collegiate/Bristol Rugby)
13 Ben Williams (Bryanston School/Bath Rugby)
14 Sebastian Stegmann (Cranleigh School/NEC Harlequins)
15 Greig Tonks (Nottingham High/Leicester Tigers)

Replacements

16 Alex Brown  (Dulwich College/Saracens)
17 James Clark (London Irish)
18 Joseph Marler (Sussex Downs/NEC Harlequins)
19 Courtney Lawes (Moulton College/Northampton Saints)
20 Tom Sargeant (Royal Grammar Guildford/NEC Harlequins)
21 Mike Macfarlane (Royal Grammar Guildford)
22 David Lewis (Ivybridge Community College/SWERA)
23 Mark Davies (St Peters High/Gloucester Rugby)
24 Jack Cobden (Wyggeston & QEI College/Leicester Tigers)
25 Mike Stanley (Oaklands College/Saracens)
26 Henry Trinder (Hartpury College/Gloucester Rugby)

England U-18s Six Nations Festival fixtures:

Saturday, March 24  England v France, Henley RFC, 2pm.
Sunday April 8, England v Scotland, Burnbrae, 3pm
Wednesday April 11, England v Wales, Hughenden, 5pm
Saturday April 14, England v Ireland, Burnbrae, 1pm.