U20s squad announced

[Which Tyler]

Just seen that the BBC are covering it, albeit only via iPlayer

Saturday
14:00 Scotland U20 vs Ireland U20
17:00 England U20 vs France U20
20:00 Italy U20 vs Wales U20

[Scrumhead]

England Under-20s

Forwards
Harvey Beaton (Saracens)
Phil Brantingham (Newcastle Falcons)
Lucas Brooke (London Irish)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)
Luke Green (London Irish)
Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
Tarek Haffar (London Irish)
Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors)
Ethan Hunt (Gloucester Rugby)
Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers)
Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
Sam Riley (Harlequins)
Ollie Stonham (Saracens)
Harry Taylor (Gloucester Rugby)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)

Backs
Charlie Atkinson (Wasps)
Seb Atkinson (Worcester Warriors)
Deago Bailey (Bristol Bears)
Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
Jack Bates (Bristol Bears)
Louis Hillman-Cooper (Gloucester Rugby)
Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints)
Tommy Mathews (Northampton Saints)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

Some startling contrasts in names here. The wild modernism of Orlando and Deago vs. the positively Victorian sounding Arthur Clark and Arthur Relton.

[Mr Mwenda]

England Under-20s

Forwards
Harvey Beaton (Saracens)
Phil Brantingham (Newcastle Falcons)
Lucas Brooke (London Irish)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)
Luke Green (London Irish)
Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
Tarek Haffar (London Irish)
Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors)
Ethan Hunt (Gloucester Rugby)
Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers)
Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
Sam Riley (Harlequins)
Ollie Stonham (Saracens)
Harry Taylor (Gloucester Rugby)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)

Backs
Charlie Atkinson (Wasps)
Seb Atkinson (Worcester Warriors)
Deago Bailey (Bristol Bears)
Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
Jack Bates (Bristol Bears)
Louis Hillman-Cooper (Gloucester Rugby)
Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints)
Tommy Mathews (Northampton Saints)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

Some startling contrasts in names here. The wild modernism of Orlando and Deago vs. the positively Victorian sounding Arthur Clark and Arthur Relton.

I bet Archie Vanes is a right scamp.

[Scrumhead]

A rogue of the highest order

[Croft_No.5]

Someone's parents are a Mission Impossible fan!

[FKAS]

https://www.leicestertigers.com/player/archie-vanes

He looks like a scamp. Admittedly not so much when he had a skin head. Melbourne Rugby so I bet he likes to run in as well as get stuck in up front.

[Puja]

Christ, that picture makes him look like we've recruited him from a Beano comic!

Puja

[fivepointer]

What fillings would you add to your perfect sandwich?
Bacon, egg and black pudding with ketchup. Perfect.

The lad's OK.

[Mellsblue]

The man is a monster. Everyone knows it’s bacon, mushroom, black pudding and ketchup! There’s also a lot hanging on which bread he uses. He’s opened a massive can a worms with this one. Best get him some media training ASAP.

[FKAS]

Ketchup? Hmm I'm sure some education can be provided and he'll turn to the light of brown sauce on his breakfast.

[Scrumhead]

He’s a young man. He’ll learn.

[Puja]

The man is a monster. Everyone knows it’s bacon, mushroom, black pudding and ketchup! There’s also a lot hanging on which bread he uses. He’s opened a massive can a worms with this one. Best get him some media training ASAP.

Come come! Do you really want to squish him down into another cookie-cutter rugby interviewee who gives boring anodyne safe answers like, "Well, we're just hoping for the best sandwich we can make," and "It's all about the work ethic that goes into its assembly rather than the ingredients"? Let the man have a personality!

I mean, he's wrong. You both are. Bacon should either be on its own with brown sauce, or with an egg and tomato ketchup, or BLT and tomato ketchup. Neither mushrooms nor black pudding have any place in a sandwich and you are both abominations for suggesting such a thing.

But we should still allow him to speak freely and give his opinions and not just automatically castigate him for getting it completely wrong, as he has here.

Puja

[FKAS]

Outrageous comments re black pudding. It's a delicious super food.

The team is up. No Raffi Quirke as I presume he's required by Sale for their game Vs Chiefs.

England Under-20s
15 Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
14 Deago Bailey (Bristol Rugby)
13 Jack Bates (Bristol Rugby)
12 Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
11 Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
10 Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
9 Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)* (c)
1 Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors)
2 Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)
3 Luke Green (London Irish)*
4 Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
5 Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
6 Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
7 Lucas Brooke (London Irish)
8 Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)*

Replacements
16 Sam Riley (Harlequins)*
17 Phil Brantingham (Newcastle Falcons)
18 Harvey Beaton (Saracens)*
19 Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
20 Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers)
21 Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
22 Tom Carr-Smith (Bath Rugby)
23 Tommy Mathews (unattached)
24 Phil Cokanasiga (London Irish)
25 Louis Hillman-Cooper (Gloucester Rugby)
26 Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints)

[Mr Mwenda]

I'd go for haggis as an awesome sandwich filler.

I'm now wondering what the Exeter players would claim. Plutonium and marmite or something.

[Puja]

Outrageous comments re black pudding. It's a delicious super food.

The team is up. No Raffi Quirke as I presume he's required by Sale for their game Vs Chiefs.

England Under-20s
15 Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
14 Deago Bailey (Bristol Rugby)
13 Jack Bates (Bristol Rugby)
12 Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
11 Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
10 Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
9 Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)* (c)
1 Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors)
2 Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)
3 Luke Green (London Irish)*
4 Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
5 Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
6 Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
7 Lucas Brooke (London Irish)
8 Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)*

Replacements
16 Sam Riley (Harlequins)*
17 Phil Brantingham (Newcastle Falcons)
18 Harvey Beaton (Saracens)*
19 Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
20 Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers)
21 Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
22 Tom Carr-Smith (Bath Rugby)
23 Tommy Mathews (unattached)
24 Phil Cokanasiga (London Irish)
25 Louis Hillman-Cooper (Gloucester Rugby)
26 Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints)

After earlier questioning in the thread about where Phil Cokanasiga has gone, he's turned up after all in the 24 shirt. Interesting to see 11 subs named - are they all allowed to come on?

Puja

[Raggs]

See previously I was on the side of brown sauce, but the reminder that there's an egg in there does start to bring me back to ketchup.

Spicy ketchup I suspect would work best. Leave the black pudding in, because it's nice.

[Banquo]

Nice to see JVP skippering, Jeff will be made up.

[Epaminondas Pules]

The squad have been training with the first team this week as part of the pathways programme.

Bloody decent looking side, if maybe slightly below full strength.

Interesting that Matthews is now unattached. Played U18 for Wales as part of the Exiles programme if memory serves. Originally started in London irish academy before signing on with Glaws and then moved to Saints.

[FKAS]

The squad have been training with the first team this week as part of the pathways programme.

Bloody decent looking side, if maybe slightly below full strength.

Interesting that Matthews is now unattached. Played U18 for Wales as part of the Exiles programme if memory serves. Originally started in London irish academy before signing on with Glaws and then moved to Saints.

Wow the kid's had more clubs than Tiger Woods.

[Danno]

England Under-20s

Forwards
Harvey Beaton (Saracens)
Phil Brantingham (Newcastle Falcons)
Lucas Brooke (London Irish)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)
Luke Green (London Irish)
Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
Tarek Haffar (London Irish)
Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors)
Ethan Hunt (Gloucester Rugby)
Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers)
Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
Sam Riley (Harlequins)
Ollie Stonham (Saracens)
Harry Taylor (Gloucester Rugby)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)

Backs
Charlie Atkinson (Wasps)
Seb Atkinson (Worcester Warriors)
Deago Bailey (Bristol Bears)
Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
Jack Bates (Bristol Bears)
Louis Hillman-Cooper (Gloucester Rugby)
Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
Tom Litchfield (Northampton Saints)
Tommy Mathews (Northampton Saints)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

Some startling contrasts in names here. The wild modernism of Orlando and Deago vs. the positively Victorian sounding Arthur Clark and Arthur Relton.

Apologies for derailing the breakfast discussion*, but I'm glad to see that the elves are getting into rugby

*brown sauce is vile, fight me

[Gloskarlos]

Can’t see this on iplayer

[Which Tyler]

Can’t see this on iplayer

Or BBC sports
Or Youtube
Or facebook
Or any of the places we've been told it's going to be shown

[Tigersman]

[Which Tyler]

Good find, thank you

[Epaminondas Pules]

Well that was a game of two halves!