U18 SA squad

[Epaminondas Pules]

Tayo Adegbemile (London Irish, St Albans School)
Will Conduit (Midlands West, Stourport College, ACE)
Ronan Daniell (Harlequins, Hurstpierpoint College)
Sam Graham (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)
Junior Kpoku (Exeter Chiefs, Finborough School)
Jack Lightbown (Sale Sharks, The Sixth Form Bolton)
Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Alfie Longstaff (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)
Jamie Miller (Harlequins, Whitgift School)
Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)
Solomon Shand (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)
Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Gravesend Grammar School)
Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)
Kepueli Tuipulotu (London Irish, Harrow School)
Backs
Jack Bracken (Saracens, St Albans School)
Ollie Davies (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar)
Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Trinity School)
Charlie Griffin (London Irish, Harrow School)
Angus Hall (Saracens, The Judd School, Tonbridge)
Dom Hanson (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar)
Finn Newton (Saracens, Haileybury)
Zuko Robb (Harlequins, Gordons School, ACE)
Tom Threlfall (Leicester Tigers, Nottingham High School)
Charlie West (Saracens, St Albans School)
Toby Wilson (Sale Sharks, Kings Macclesfield)
Finlay Wiseman (London Irish, Hampton School)

[Slater582]

Play France on 11 August, then a midweek game against Western Province, finish against South Africa. Obviously tough opposition.

Tuipulotu & Sela look good prospects in the front row.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Team for France:

1 Will Conduit (Midlands West, Stourport College, ACE)

2 Kepueli Tuipulotu (South Central London Academy, Harrow School) *

3 Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff) *

4 Junior Kpoku (Exeter Chiefs, Finborough School) *

5 Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Gravesend Grammar School) *

6 Ronan Daniell (Harlequins, Hurstpierpoint College)

7 Charlie West (Saracens, St Albans School)

8 Solomon Shand (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College)

9 Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Trinity School) *

10 Ollie Davies (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar) *

11 Charlie Griffin (South Central London Academy, Harrow School) *

12 Toby Baker (Yorkshire Academy, St. Peters School)

13 Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)

14 Angus Hall (Saracens, The Judd School, Tonbridge)

15 Jack Bracken (Saracens, St Albans School) *
Replacements:

16 Alfie Longstaff (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)

17 Jamie Miller (Harlequins, Whitgift School)

18 Sam Graham (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)

19 Tayo Adegbemile (Saracens, St Albans School)

20 Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)

21 Jack Lightbown (Sale Sharks, The Sixth Form Bolton) *

22 Dom Hanson (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar)

23 Louie Platt (Yorkshire Academy, Mount St. Mary’s)

24 Toby Wilson (Sale Sharks, Kings Macclesfield)

25 Finlay Wiseman (South Central London Academy, Hampton School)

26 Finn Newton (Saracens, Haileybury)
*denotes a previously capped player

[Mellsblue]

I’ve heard on the grapevine that tactic is for everything to go through the loosehead.

[Banquo]

I’ve heard on the grapevine that tactic is for everything to go through the loosehead.

I was hoping he was called Marvin, but alas...

11 man bench? Is that the future, if so, junior sides are screwed. That said, I believe sides now have to effectively take three front rows at senior levels.

[Mr Mwenda]

Couple of tobies and an ollie

[fivepointer]

Another young Bracken plus Mike Friday's lad at SH.

Bound to be a testing game against the French.

[Margin_Walker]

Finishes 41-0 to the good guys.

Some serious talent in this U18 crop. Play great heads up rugby with it too.

[fivepointer]

Enjoyed that! Big win featuring a number of first rate performances. Some of the continuity was excellent and there was a real bite in defence.

[Which Tyler]

Anyone got a link that will be watchable later?

[Margin_Walker]

Enjoyed that! Big win featuring a number of first rate performances. Some of the continuity was excellent and there was a real bite in defence.

Yep, defence was almost the most impressive bit. France had a lot of red zone possession, but we just wouldn't give them the gainline. The accuracy was superb.

[Margin_Walker]

Anyone got a link that will be watchable later?

I was watching on the supersport site. You might need to register, if replays are available.

Link is here though, which hopefully works

https://live.supersportschools.com/even ... type=event

[Epaminondas Pules]

That was a superb performance and result! Really impressive effort both in attack and especially defence! To nil France is amazing!

[oldbackrow]

Anyone got a link that will be watchable later?

It's in YouTube

[Epaminondas Pules]

Of note I thought both scrum halves looked excellent, and to be fair the passing in general was really crisp and out in front.

Tuipolotu and Sela look seriously good!

Thought Charlie West looked a good nuisance at 7 too.

[fivepointer]

Thought Daniell at 6 had a very good all round game. Kpoku was mighty impressive. His defence and carrying were tremendous.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Pretty hard going to pick someone who didn’t have a good game after that performance. Really impressive all round.

[Banquo]

Finishes 41-0 to the good guys.

Some serious talent in this U18 crop. Play great heads up rugby with it too.

Fingers crossed we get the next development stage right.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Currently beating Western province 33 v 15 at half time. Bit of sloppiness let WP back in.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Toby Baker (12) takes a short line and gets the first score of the second half. 40 v 15

[Epaminondas Pules]

Jack Bracken comes on and scores and then makes a great break and West scores. 54 v 15 with 48 mins gone.

Jeez Bracken looks good!!!!

[Epaminondas Pules]

Huge carry from Toby Baker, then England knock on, WP knock on and Bracken picks it up and scores. Seemed a very short advantage, unless the ref thought it was a rip by WP. He's been very good to be fair. 59 v 15

[Epaminondas Pules]

England turn WP over on our 22, break away, and Bracken scores his hattrick!

[Epaminondas Pules]

England muck up a lineout on WP 22, but recover the ball, out to Angus Hall and he cuts through and scores! 71 v 15 after 60 minutes. Quite the second half so far!

[Epaminondas Pules]

Now Finn Newton is in out wide. England break from their 22 with Tuipolotu who exchanges passs with Friday, before putting a superb grubber into the WP in goal. WP take the drop and Hall beats three before feeding Newton.