An England Under-19 Regional Academy squad containing three Leicester Tigers players beat Australia Schools 27-12 at Lymm RFC on Wednesday afternoon.

Tigers Academy players Ryan Bower, Matt Everard and Jethro Rawling were part of the squad that ran in four tries against the tourists.

Jonathan Joseph (2), Jake Sharp and Earl Collins were the England try-scorers while Sharp kicked two conversions and a penalty.

Coach John Fletcher said: “The game was very tough, physical battle. We lacked precision at times and it was a bit scrappy but for us to score four tries against opposition of that calibre after only half a day’s preparation was a pretty good effort.”

Australia Schools play England Under-18s at Sale FC’s Heywood Road on Sunday (2pm). The England squad includes Tigers Academy youngsters George Ford and Charlie Walker.

England Academies squad:
Forwards:
Harry Allen (Saracens)
Pete Austin (London Irish)
Ryan Bower (Leicester Tigers),
Matt Everard (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Glynn (Bristol Rugby)
Tom Hicks (Northampton Saints)
Sam Jones (London Wasps)
Charlie Matthews (Harlequins)
Jethro Rawling (Leicester Tigers)
Ollie Steadman (Leeds Carnegie)
Henry Thomas (Sales Sharks)
Mako Vunipola (Bristol Rugby)

Backs
Tommy Bell (Sales Sharks)
Earl Collins (Worcester Warriors)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Ryan Glynn (Sales Sharks)
Mark Jennings (Sale Sharks)
Jonathan Joseph (London Irish)
Jake Sharp (Saracens)
Andy Short (Worcester)
Sam Stuart (Harlequins)
Marcus Watson (London Irish)