U18 RUGBY England include magnificent SW 7
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- Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 18:38
- Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 19:47
- Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 18:38
England's Under 18 squad includes seven South West players for tomorrow night's FIRA/AER European Championship opener against Portugal in Grenoble (kick off 1800 GMT).
England – who won the competition last year after beating Georgia, Wales and Ireland in Madrid – will be captained by Bath's Charlie Ewels.
The starting XV includes skipper Ewels at eight and his Bath team-mate Rory Jennings at fly half. Bristol's Lucas Slowik starts at 13 while Exeter Chiefs duo Charlie Hewitt and Matt Bolwell begin at four and six respectively.
Exeter's Luke Chapman and Stuart Townsend begin on the bench.
England U18 starting XV 15 Louis Clayton-Molloy (London Wasps & Harrow School) 14 George Perkins (Saracens & Oaklands College) 13 Lucas Slowik (Bristol Rugby & Filton College) 12 Tom Fowlie (London Irish & St Pauls Catholic College) 11 Josh Skelcey (Northampton Saints & Moulton College) 10 Rory Jennings (Bath Rugby & Bryanston School) 9 James Mitchell (Sale Sharks & Lymm School) 1 Lewis Boyce (Leeds Carnegie & Prince Henry's Grammar) 2 Sam James (Saracens & Bishops Stortford) 3 Neale Farthing (Leicester Tigers & Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth College) 4 Charlie Hewitt (Exeter Chiefs & Ivybridge College) 5 Josh Peters (Northampton Saints & Oundle School) 6 Matt Bolwell (Exeter Chiefs & Truro College) 7 Andrew Boyce (Worcester Warriors & Kings Worcester) 8 Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby & Bryanston School, capt)
Ready on the bench 16 Jack Walker (Leeds Carnegie & Prince Henry's Grammar) 17 Luke Chapman (Exeter Chiefs & Truro College) 18 Paul Hill (Leeds Carnegie & Prince Henry's Grammar) 19 James Chisholm (Harlequins & Brighton College) 20 Andrew Hughes (Sale Sharks & Hartpury College) 21 Stuart Townsend (Exeter Chiefs & Ivybridge College) 22 Nick Tompkins (Saracens & Oaklands College) 23 Howard Packman (Northampton Saints & Moulton College) 24 Jordan Onjoaife (Northampton Saints & Stowe School) 25 Josh Sharp (Saracens & Oaklands College) 26 Tom Howe (London Wasps & Shiplake College)
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