Lawrence named in England Under 18s line-up

Lawrence to start at centre for England Under 18s

Warriors youngster Ollie Lawrence has been named in the England Under 18s starting line-up for their clash with France at Stade Jean Rolland on Saturday (kick-off 2pm GMT).

Lawrence, who made his England Under 20s debut against Scotland earlier this month, is named at outside centre for the Under 18s’ first game of the season.

England Head Coach John Fletcher has named a side which includes five members of the squad that toured South Africa last August as part of England Under 18s’ summer development tour.

England will also face matches against Scotland on March 18 at Stirling County RFC (kick-off 12pm) and Wales on March 25 at Sardis Road, Pontypridd (kick-off 4.15pm) before the Six Nations Festival.

The festival, based in Wales, will see England Under 18s play Scotland at Ystrad Mynach (March 31, kick-off 12pm ), Italy at Cardiff Arms Park (April 4, kick-off 12pm) and France at the same venue on April 8 (kick-off 5pm).

Fletcher said: “Our training camp last week was exciting and it was great seeing the players starting to connect with each other in preparation for our games over the next few months.

“We want to see the players express themselves on Saturday and to try and find different ways to score tries and get the ball back which ties into our principles around attack and defence.

“It will be a good experience and a great challenge for the players to play France in France and it’s exciting to be playing our first fixture of the season.”

England Under 18s
15 Tom de Glanville, Bath Rugby (Beechen Cliff School)
14 Will Simonds, Wasps (The Henley College)
13 Ollie Lawrence, Worcester Warriors (Bromsgrove School)
12 Sam Spink, Wasps (Wellington College)
11 Jacob Morris, Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
10 Kieran Wilkinson, Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
9 Sam Maunder, Exeter Chiefs (Blundell’s School)
1 Bevan Rodd, Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
2 Will Capon, Bristol Rugby (Bristol Grammar School)
3 Alfie Petch, Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
4 Tom Jeanes, Bath Rugby (Beechen Cliff School)
5 Cameron Jordan, Leicester Tigers (Oakham School)
6 Richard Capstick, Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
7 Sam Dugdale ,Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
8 Tom Marshall, Newcastle Falcons (Gosforth Academy)

Replacements
16 Kapeli Pifeleti, Saracens (Haileybury School)
17 Olly Adkins, Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
18 Cal Ford, Sale Sharks (Sandbach School)
19 Rouban Birch, Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
20 JJ Tonks, Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
21 Blake Boyland, Bristol Rugby (SGS College)
22 Josh Hodge, Newcastle Falcons (Sedbergh School)
23 Harry Barlow, Harlequins (Cranleigh School)

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