Warriors trio start for England U20s against Wales

Warriors trio Will Butler, Justin Clegg and Joe Morris will all start for England Under 20s ahead of their Six Nations clash with Wales at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay on Friday (kick-off 7.15pm). 

England will be looking to back up their thumping 59-17 win over France last weekend, which included a try for Worcester Academy star Butler. 

Max Malins, who was named man-of-the-match in England’s bonus-point victory over France, has been called up by Saracens ahead of their Aviva Premiership match with Warriors.

England Under 20 Coach Ian Vass said: “We now have a platform to work from in this competition, however we have been fully focused this week on how we can improve against Wales on Friday. An important part of player development is adapting to win in different situations and Friday will be another test for this group.”

The sold-out fixture at Eirias Park is being televised live on BBC Two Wales and is available in the rest of the UK on Satellite channel 971. Alternatively, the match is available live on the BBC iPlayer via this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08dwycf

England Under 20s
15. Tom Parton (London Irish)
14. Joe Cokanasiga (London Irish)
13. Max Wright (Yorkshire Carnegie)
12. Will Butler (Worcester Warriors)
11. Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins)
10. Jacob Umaga (Wasps)
9. Harry Randall (Gloucester Rugby)
8. Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)
7. Ben Earl (Saracens) (C)
6. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
5. Justin Clegg (Worcester Warriors)
4. Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
3. Joseph Morris (Worcester Warriors)
2. Joe Mullis (Gloucester Rugby)
1. Ollie Dawe (Bristol Rugby)

Replacements
16. Curtis Langdon (Sale Sharks)
17. Alex Seville (Gloucester Rugby)
18. Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby)
19. Josh Caulfield (Exeter Chiefs)
20. Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby)
21. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
22. James Grayson (Northampton Saints)
23. Dominic Morris (Saracens)

England U20 2017 Six Nations fixtures
All of the home England U20 Six Nations fixtures will be shown live on Sky Sports
England 59-17 France, Saturday 4 February, Sandy Park, Exeter
Wales vs England, Friday 10 February, Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay (7.15pm)
England vs Italy, Friday 24 February, Darlington Mowden Park (7.45pm)
England vs Scotland, Saturday 11 March, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton (6.15pm)
Ireland vs England, Friday 17 March, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin (6pm) 


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