Three Leicester Tigers Academy forwards shared in a 24-21 win for England Under-18s against Wales in Cape Town on Saturday.
Second row Joe Maksymiw and flanker Charlie Beckett started for England, with Tigers colleague Owen Hills among the front-row replacements as England staged a late comeback to get their tour off to a winning start.
From 21-7 behind at the break, England battled back into the game and a late Harry Mallinder penalty proved to be the difference.
Head coach John Fletcher said: “We were probably a bit rusty but in the second period we were camped in their half of the pitch and showed some real desire to go and get the win.
“For a first game of the tour we’re really pleased to get the win and we know that we can improve on the performance.”
England Under-18
15 Taylor Prell (Giggleswick School & Yorkshire Carnegie), 14 Kai Little (Hartpury College), 13 Max Clark (Bryanston School & Bath Rugby), 12 Harry Mallinder (Rugby School & Northampton Saints), 11 Rotimi Segun (Stowe School & Northampton Saints), 10 Rory Jennings (Bryanston School & Bath Rugby), 9 Will Homer (Sherborne School & Bath Rugby); 1 Lewis Boyce (Prince Henry's & Yorkshire Carnegie), 2 Ollie Adams (St Pauls Catholic College & London Irish), 3 Seb Adeniran-Olule (Wellington College & Harlequins), 4 Joe Maksymiw (Queen Elizabeth Wyggeston College & Leicester Tigers), 5 Joe Batley (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby), 6 Charlie Beckett (Queen Elizabeth Wyggeston College & Leicester Tigers), 7 Sam Underhill (Sir Thomas Rich’s School & Gloucester Rugby) (c), 8 Henry Cheeseman (Whitgift & Harlequins)
Replacements:
16 James Fish (Trent College & Northampton Saints), 17 Ciaran Parker (St Ambrose & Sale Sharks), 18 Owen Hills (Queen Elizabeth Wyggeston College & Leicester Tigers), 19 Kieran Treadwell (John Fisher & Harlequins), 20 Lewis Ludlam (St Joseph’s College & Northampton Saints), 21 Theo Brophy Clews (Abingdon School & London Irish), 22 Joe Marchant (Peter Symonds & Harlequins), 23 Cameron Cowell (St Pauls Catholic College & London Irish), 24 John Williams (St Pauls Catholic College and London Irish)
