ENGLAND U20s Kick off Six Nations defence at Plymouth
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- Created on Friday, 05 October 2012 13:57
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England Under 20 will kick off their Six Nations trophy hat-trick bid against Scotland on Friday, February 1 at Plymouth Albion RFC’s Brickfields Stadium (ko1745).
The match - live on Sky Sports - will be the first of three Under 20 matches to be hosted around the country.
England will be aiming for an unprecedented third consecutive title, kicking off with a repeat of last year’s opening 59-3 win over Scotland.
England Under 20s head coach Rob Hunter says: “It’s a new season and a new group of players. Scotland squads are always well organised coming into the championship and we’ll treat them with the respect they deserve. The competition gets tougher every year.
"It’s great to be able to have the game in Plymouth, a fair chunk of our squad come from the south west so it’s fantastic for those guys, rugby supporters are passionate down there and it’s a great opportunity for us to play in front them”
With a dual registration agreement in place between Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Albion for the 2012/13 season, England Under 20s fly half Henry Slade, prop Luke Cowan-Dickie and wing Jack Arnott are set to feature in February's big match at Brickfields.
Plymothian Slade said: “It’s great for us to have such a prestigious game down here in Plymouth, it will make us feel right at home playing in front of such a receptive crowd. It will be so much easier for our friends and family to be here to support us and there could be five players from Devon if the guys currently on loan at Pirates from Exeter [Jack Nowell and Sam Hill] are also selected.”
Cornwall's Cowan-Dickie - who hails from Penzance - added: “It’s awesome, it’s a massive honour to play at a local club. Living in the south west usually means a great deal of travel when we are involved in internationals so this time it’s much more likely we’ll have family and friends here to watch. That’s great as it’s always special playing for the Under 20s.”
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