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Tigers trio in line for England Under-20s

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Leicester Tigers development squad members Henry Purdy and Harry Thacker are in the starting line-up for England Under-20s to face France on Friday. Club colleague Will Owen is among the replacements.

Purdy, a World Junior Championships winner in this age group last season, is included on the wing after playing for Tigers in the LV= Cup last weekend, while Thacker has recovered from injury to take a place in the front row.

Owen, an Under-18 cap last season, is named in the squad for the first time at Under-20s level.

England kick off their Under-20s Six nations campaign against France at the Stade Leo Lagrange in Draguignan.

England Under-20s
15 Nathan Earle (Saracens)
14 Zach Kibirige (Newcastle Falcons)
13 Nick Tompkins (Saracens)
12 Tom Stephenson (Northampton Saints)
11 Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers)
10 Billy Burns (Gloucester Rugby)
9 Callum Braley (c) (Bristol Rugby)
1 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton Saints)
2 Harry Thacker (Leicester Tigers)
3 Paul Hill (Leeds Carnegie)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens)
5 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
6 Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby)
7 Joel Conlon (Exeter Chiefs)
8 James Chisholm (Harlequins)

Replacements
16 Tom Woolstencroft (Bath Rugby)
17 Alex Lundberg (London Wasps)
18 Adam Jamieson (Bath Rugby)
19 Tom Ellis (Bath Rugby)
20 Will Owen (Leicester Tigers)
21 Henry Taylor (Loughborough University)
22 Sam Olver (Northampton Saints)
23 Howard Packman (Northampton Saints)