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Just got 17 years to wait before we start to hear about them I reckon.

Banquo wrote:Cameron Redpath is now in the u18's and U20's..

And trained with the full England side over the weekend. Worthwhile seeing if we can get a last minute England A game going so we can get him in that for the full house?

Puja

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Puja wrote:

Banquo wrote:Cameron Redpath is now in the u18's and U20's..

And trained with the full England side over the weekend. Worthwhile seeing if we can get a last minute England A game going so we can get him in that for the full house?

Puja

cough 'Red Roses'

Wonder how many 16 year olds are in the squad George Martin from Tigers is.

Tigersman wrote:Wonder how many 16 year olds are in the squad George Martin from Tigers is.

Jesus - he was born in 2001. That is absolutely mental...

Rouban Birch should be fun to watch. He’s a winger that converted to lock.

Epaminondas Pules wrote:Rouban Birch should be fun to watch. He’s a winger that converted to lock.

Yikes - you'd have thought a stint in the back row would be a sensible transitional step

In terms of squad this is a seriously talented year group!! Don’t pay much attention to results as they will just swap the squad around. It’s all about play, exploration and decision making not winning.

The ones I’d most look out for:
Birch
Capon
Ma’asi
Martin
Tuima

De Glanville
Lawrence (seriously good!!)
Redpath (obviously)
Spink
Vunipola
Wilkinson

Just noticed a couple of names that skidded by me before: Sam Maunder, who is supposed to be better than Jack (which considering how highly I rate Jack, is impressive) and Rus Tuima, a big no 8 from Exeter who is brother to England women's Lagi Tuima and nephew to Akapusi Qera, so some pretty good genes there.

Puja

Epaminondas Pules wrote:In terms of squad this is a seriously talented year group!! Don’t pay much attention to results as they will just swap the squad around. It’s all about play, exploration and decision making not winning.

The ones I’d most look out for:
Birch
Capon
Ma’asi
Martin
Tuima

De Glanville
Lawrence (seriously good!!)
Redpath (obviously)
Spink
Vunipola
Wilkinson

A quick google tells me Lawrence is playing for the U20s this weekend. What's he like?

Puja

Puja wrote:

Epaminondas Pules wrote:In terms of squad this is a seriously talented year group!! Don’t pay much attention to results as they will just swap the squad around. It’s all about play, exploration and decision making not winning.

The ones I’d most look out for:
Birch
Capon
Ma’asi
Martin
Tuima

De Glanville
Lawrence (seriously good!!)
Redpath (obviously)
Spink
Vunipola
Wilkinson

A quick google tells me Lawrence is playing for the U20s this weekend. What's he like?

Puja

seriously good.

p/d wrote:

Puja wrote:

Epaminondas Pules wrote:In terms of squad this is a seriously talented year group!! Don’t pay much attention to results as they will just swap the squad around. It’s all about play, exploration and decision making not winning.

The ones I’d most look out for:
Birch
Capon
Ma’asi
Martin
Tuima

De Glanville
Lawrence (seriously good!!)
Redpath (obviously)
Spink
Vunipola
Wilkinson

A quick google tells me Lawrence is playing for the U20s this weekend. What's he like?

Puja

seriously good.

Yep! He’s a proper talent! Can play 12 or 13 equally well though I think he’ll end up outside more often than not. He’s got a very classy game already and Wuss have another diamond that someone else can take off their hands in a couple of years.

England U18 starting XV

15. Josh Hodge - Newcastle Falcons (Sedbergh School)
14. Harry Barlow - Harlequins (Cranleigh School)
13. Connor Doherty - Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
12. Jack Reeves - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
11. Jacob Morris - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
10. Manu Vunipola - Saracens (Harrow School)
9. Sam Maunder - Exeter Chiefs (Blundell's School)
1. Bevan Rodd - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
2. Samson Ma'asi - Northampton Saints (St Josephs)
3. Cal Ford - Sale Sharks (Sandbach School)
4. George Martin - Leicester Tigers (Brooksby Melton College)
5. Will Montgomery - Newcastle Falcons (Kirkbie Kendal School)
6. Richard Capstick - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
7. JJ Tonks - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
8. Rus Tuima - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)

Replacements
16. Alfie Barbeary - Wasps (Bloxham School)
17. Lewis Holsey - Worcester Warriors (Solihull School)
18. Jack Bartlett - Gloucester Rugby
19. Rob Farrar - Newcastle Falcons (Sedbergh School)
20. Ted Leatherbarrow - Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
21. Blake Boyland - Bristol Rugby (SGS College)
22. Tom Curtis - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
23. Will Simonds - Wasps (The Henley College)

Might sound one eyed, but only one player from the unbeaten Tigers team....

Good to see Kirkham lads in there.

Loads of changes after the French game (which we lost). I imagine the plan is to give everyone in the squad a go.

Tigers do seem a bit under represented considering the season they enjoyed.

won 64-0. game switched to Murrayfield and played behind closed doors.

team for sundays game against Wales (4pm on S4C)

England U18s

15. Kieran Wilkinson - Sale Sharks (Kirkham Grammar School)
14. Ollie Sleightholme - Northampton Saints (Northampton School for Boys)
13. Ollie Lawrence - Worcester Warriors (Bromsgrove School)
12. Jack Reeves – Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
11. Jacob Morris - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
10. Tom de Glanville - Bath Rugby (Beechen Cliff School)
9. Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti - Newcastle Falcons (Durham School)
1. Olly Adkins - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
2. Will Capon - Bristol Rugby (Bristol Grammar School)
3. Alfie Petch - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
4. Tom Jeanes - Bath Rugby (Beechen Cliff School)
5. Rouban Birch - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh 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)
17. Bevan Rodd - Sale Sharks (Sedbergh School)
18. Jack Bartlett - Gloucester Rugby
19. JJ Tonks - Gloucester Rugby (Hartpury College)
20. Rus Tuima - Exeter Chiefs (Exeter College)
21. Blake Boyland - Bristol Rugby (SGS College)
22. Will Simonds - Wasps (The Henley College)
23. Reece Dunn - Gloucester Rugby (St Peter's High School)

That feeling when Wales U18 have more tigers than the england U18.

good win 42-14.

Capon and Petch very good in the front row, deGlanville looks a classy player and Lawrence is the next in the JJ/Marchant line.

game here http://beta.s4c.cymru/clic/c_level2.sht ... 85490029=1

Yeh heard good things about Capon on this season.

Tigersman wrote:Yeh heard good things about Capon on this season.

He's no chicken

Banquo wrote:

Tigersman wrote:Yeh heard good things about Capon on this season.

He's no chicken

Bit of a superhero in fact

Which Tyler wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Tigersman wrote:Yeh heard good things about Capon on this season.

He's no chicken

Bit of a superhero in fact

A Pants joke.

Just watched the highlights. Some lovely rugby on display. Centres looking particularly promising.

Ollie Lawrence looks genuinely excellent. He’s already played (and scored) in the AW Cup so I’m looking forward to seeing how he progresses.

Jack Reeves has looked great in the U18 highlights but that’s I have to go on, so it’s harder to judge.