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Under-18s launch tour in South Africa

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Leicester Tigers scrum-half Harry Simmons is included in the matchday squad as England Under-18s kick off their tour to South Africa on Friday.

The tour begins with a fixture against France Under-18s and will be followed by two games against South Africa Schools sides in the next week.
 
England forwards coach Peter Walton said: “France will test our physicality especially through the forwards. We played them once this year which was our only defeat of the season and the players are keen to change the result.
 
“The whole tour is about developing the players through the three games and we are focussing on improving our performances from the end of last season.”
 
England fixtures:
France U18 (Friday, August 12) 11am BST
South Africa Schools ‘A’ (Tuesday, August 16) 1.30pm BST
South Africa Schools (Saturday, August 20) 1.15pm BST
 
England U18 (v France U18, Friday 11am BST)
15 Ali Crossdale (Saracens/Sedbergh School)
14 Tom Parton (London Irish/Wellington College)
13 Matt Williams (London Irish/Wellington College)
12 Jacob Umaga (Wasps Rugby/Wyggeston & QEI College)
11 Levi Davis (unattached/Denstone)
10 James Grayson (Northampton Saints/Moulton College)
9 Rory Brand (London Irish/Wellington College)
1 Alex Seville  (Gloucester Rugby/Hartpury College)
2 Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons/Gosforth Academy)
3 Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby/St Peters)
4 Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors/Worcester College)
5 Josh Williams (Newcastle Falcons/Hartlepool)
6 Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby/Millfield School)
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/Oundle School)
8 Tom Willis (Wasps Rugby/The Henley College)
 
Replacements
16 Henry Walker (Gloucester Rugby/Bromsgrove School)
17 Jarod Leat (Wasps Rugby/St Pauls Catholic College)
18 Ehren Painter (Northampton Saints/Felsted)
19 Dino Lamb-Cona (Harlequins/Cranleigh)
20 Sam Moore (Sale Sharks/Sedbergh School)
21 Ben Curry (Sale Sharks/Oundle School)
22 Harry Simmons (Leicester Tigers/Greshams)
23 Ben Loader (London Irish/Wellington College)
24 Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins/Trinity)