Tigers duo Alex Shaw and Tom Youngs return to the starting line-up with England U-20s this week alongside clubmate Dan Cole. A fourth Leicester player, wing Ollie Dodge, has been named among the replacements.

Prop Cole retains his place for the Six Nations test against Wales U-20s at Newport on Friday evening, while Shaw and Youngs are elevated from the bench after last week's defeat by France U-21s.

Shaw is named at blindside, completing the back row alongside Andy Saull of Saracens and Hugo Ellis of London Wasps. Youngs, who made his Tigers first-team debut this season as a centre, is called up on the wing.

England U-20s coach Nigel Redman said: "In the first half against France we performed well against a bigger, older and talented side. We want the guys to go out and express themselves for 80 minutes."

England U-20s started the season with a 31-5 win over their Scottish counterparts, with Dodge among the try-scorers, and followed that up with a 30-10 win over Italy U-21s before successive defeats by Ireland U-20s (13-6) and France U-21s (32-13).

Coverage of Friday's match is to be shown on BBC2 Wales.

England U-20s

15 David Smith (Northampton Saints)
14 David Doherty (London Wasps)
13 Dominic Waldouck (London Wasps)
12 Adam Powell (Saracens)
11 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
10 Luke Cozens (Bath Rugby)
9 Danny Care (NEC Harlequins, captain)
1 Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
2 Matt Mullan (Worcester Warriors)
3 Tom Mercey (Saracens)
4 Dave Attwood (Bristol Rugby)
5 Phil Hoy (Northampton Saints)
6 Alex Shaw (Leicester Tigers)
7 Andy Saull (Saracens)
8 Hugo Ellis (London Wasps)

Replacements

16 Ross McMillan (Gloucester Rugby)
17 Charlie Beech (Northampton Saints)
18 Chevvy Pennycook (Bristol Rugby)
19 Matt Cox (Worcester Warriors)
20 Danny Pointon (Northampton Saints)
21 Ollie Dodge (Leicester Tigers)
22 Ben Thomas (Saracens)