SOUTH WEST SEVEN IN ENGLAND U20 SQUAD
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 May 2012 13:18
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 May 2012 13:07
- Published on Monday, 30 April 2012 13:18
England Under 20 coaches Rob Hunter and Nick Walshe have named a squad of 28 ahead of next month's 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.
The England squad contains a magnificent seven South West players – from Bath, Gloucester and Exeter Chiefs - as England seek to better last season’s second place finish.
The forwards boast Gloucester Rugby's Torquay-born hooker Koree Britton - from Dartmouth, Devon - and Exeter Chiefs prop Luke Cowan-Dickie, who was born in Truro and raised in Penzance, Cornwall.
Among the backs are former Plymouth College fly half Henry Slade and Exeter-born centre Sam Hill, both now at Chiefs.
Bath-born fly half Tom Heatchote now represents his hometown team while Gloucester centre Ryan Mills was born in Exeter and attended West Exe Technology College.
Mills' Gloucester team-mate, scrum half Dan Robson, hails from Stoke-on-Trent.
Six Nations winners England face Italy (June 4, Cape Town) then Ireland (June 8, Stellenbosch) before meeting hosts South Africa in Stellenbosch on June 12, a year after beating the Springboks 26-20.
Forwards Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie) Koree Britton (Gloucester Rugby)* Jack Clifford (Harlequins) Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) Max Crumpton (Saracens) Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks) Alec Hepburn (London Wasps) Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors)* George Merrick (Harlequins) Nathan Morris (London Wasps) Ben Nutley (Northampton Saints) Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins) David Sisi (London Irish) Sam Twomey (Harlequins)* Chris Walker (Leeds Carnegie)
Backs Will Addison (Sale Sharks) Josh Bassett (Bedford Blues) Tommy Bell (Sale Sharks) Jamie Elliott (Northampton Saints) Tom Heathcote (Bath Rugby) Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs) Ryan Mills (Gloucester Rugby)* Ben Ransom (Saracens)* Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby)* Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs) Ben Spencer (Saracens) Charlie Walker (Harlequins) Marland Yarde (London Irish)*
* Played in 2011 IRB Junior World Championship
Surging forward Luke Cowan-Dickie on the run (image courtesy & copyright pinnacle photo agency uk)
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