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Trio make matchday squad for U-18s

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Andrew Forsyth has been named in the starting line up for England U-18s' opening Six Nations Festival match with Wales this Sunday.

Forsyth starts at full back, while Tigers team-mates Sam Harrison and Will Hurrell also make the matchday 23 for the game at Worcester’s Sixways (kick-off 3pm). 

“I am confident this is a really strong starting line-up,” said England coach Alex Sanderson. “Over the season, all our squad have had game time in various trial matches so I know we have strength in depth.

“We will need that as this game against Wales is going to be very tough. Wales are strong and very big, they are heavier than our boys, and that will make them strong in the scrum as well as in the line-outs. We also know they are very disruptive at the breakdown and that is something we will have to control.

“I think where we will prove strongest is through our pace. Our lads are light and full of pace and that will hopefully give us opportunities to exploit.

“One of the most important things for us will be composure. From schools rugby to an international match is a big step-up and you have to be composed to avoid errors creeping in and that will be a big thing for us. This will be especially important in this game as the rivalry between England and Wales is always intense, be it playing for the U-18s to running out for the England senior team.”

The Wales fixture is England’s first international of the season ahead of the Six Nations Festival in Cork, which will see the England young guns take on Italy, France and Scotland in March and April.

England U-18s

1 Joe Marler              Richmond College               Harlequins
2 Jamie George        Haileybury                             Saracens
3 Mako Vunipola       Millfield                                   Bristol Rugby
4 Jamie Gibson         Marlborough College         London Irish
5 James Gaskell       Sandbach                             Sale Sharks
6 Joe Trayfoot           Epsom College                     Harlequins
7 Jacob Rowan         Bradford GS                          Leeds Carnegie
8 Rob Milligan           Rugby School                        Northampton Saints

9 Jordi Pasqualin      The King’s School Gloucs Gloucester Rugby
10 Freddie Burns      Bath College                          Bath Rugby
11 Christian Wade    RGS High Wycombe            LondonWasps
12 Tom Homer          Milton Abbey                           London Irish
13 Tom Casson        Sedbergh                                Sale Sharks
14 Sam Smith           Cranleigh                                 Harlequins
15 Andrew Forsyth    QEGS Wakefield                  Leicester Tigers

Replacements

16 Lee Imiolek           Myerscough College           Sale Sharks
17 David Blackwell   Hartpury College                  Gloucester Rugby
18 James Currie       Millfield                                   Bath Rugby
19 Tom Holmes         Sandbach                             Sale Sharks
20 Joe Barker           QEGS Wakefield                    Leeds Carnegie
21 Sam Harrison       John Cleveland College     Leicester Tigers
22 Will Hurrell            Wyggeston & QE1 Coll        Leicester Tigers
23 Jack Wallace       RGS High Wycombe             London Wasps

England U-18s Six Nations Festival Fixtures

England U-18s vs Wales, March 2, Sixways, kick-off 3pm
England U-18s vs Italy, March 26, Temple Hill Cork, kick-off 5pm
England U-18s vs France, March 29, Highfield RFC Cork, kick-off 2.30pm,
England U-18s vs Scotland, April 1, Musgrave Park Cork, kick-off 2.30pm
 
Tickets for England U-18s vs Wales are priced at £10 for adults (£12 on the day) and £5 for juniors (£6 on the day). Limited on-site parking will also be available for £5 per car and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are available from both the Worcester Warriors ticket office and on-line at www.wrfc.co.uk. Hospitality packages will also be available for the international. For more information call the Worcester sales department on 01905 459354.