England U16 name 40 in development squad
JAN
The England Under 16 selectors have named a development squad of 40 players to train at the second Divisional Festival at Broadstreet RFC next week (January 23-25) and called an additional 44 to play a trial match on the final day of the get-together.
The development squad of 40 will train with the five England U16 coaches, led by Phil Stanlake, on Friday and Saturday, January 23-24. The breakdown by division is 16 from the South West, 11 from London & South East, 10 from the North and three from the Midlands.
That is followed by the trial match between "Blues" and "Reds" on Sunday January 25 at Broadstreet. The two sides are split broadly North and South respectively with some crossover to even up the numbers.
All 84 players at the second Divisional Festival will be competing for a place among the 60 to be listed for the England U16 development camp at Cokethorpe School in Oxfordshire on February 6-8. Following that, the England U16 and U16 A squads will be named for a series of development sessions and practice matches leading up to this season's international fixtures in April.
Lloyd Morgan, chairman of the England U16 selectors, said: "We are happy with the standard we have seen so far this season, in the county matches and last weekend's first Divisional Festival at Moseley, and every one is looking forward to seeing how the boys shape up at Broadstreet."
The South West won both their matches in the first Divisional Festival at Moseley RFC, defeating the Midlands 35-15 (January 9) and London & South East 5-0 (Jan 11).
Under 16 development squad to train at second Divisional Festival, Broadstreet RFC, January 23-24:
Player (first playing position) School and County/Schools RFU
Tom Ailes (second row) Ashton-on-Mersey High School and Cheshire
Nicholas Auterac (loose-head prop) Mill Hill School and Middlesex
Ben Axten-Burrett (centre) John Fisher School and Surrey
Kieran Ball (prop) Felsted School and Essex
Dominic Barrow (second row) Bradfield School and Yorkshire
Tommy Bell (centre) Ivybridge and Devon
Alex Brown (wing) Bramdean School and Devon
Jake Caulfield (tight-head prop) Priory Community School and Bristol
Freddie Clarke (No.8) Millfield School and Somerset
Luke Cowan-Dickie (prop) Mounts Bay School and Cornwall
Thomas Crozier (hooker) Colchester Royal Grammar School and Eastern Counties
Elliot Daly (outside centre) Whitgift School and Surrey
Alexander Davis (full back) QEH School, Bristol and Bristol
Christopher Downham (No.8) Queen Katherine School and Cumbria
James Downing (full back) Millfield School and Somerset
George Drury (scrum half) The King's School Macclesfield and Cheshire
Charlie Gordon (scrum half) Wellington College and Oxfordshire
Will Graulich (second row) King's School Gloucester and Gloucestershire
Ed Hainsworth (fly half) Bradford Grammar School and Yorkshire
Matt Hankin (openside flanker) Langley Park School for Boys and Kent
William Heylings (outside centre) Hymers College and Yorkshire
Mark Jennings (full back) Lymm High School and Cheshire
Sam Kerry (hooker) Ridgewood School and Yorkshire
Tom Knight (blindside flanker) Reepham High School and Eastern Counties
Elliott Markham (fly half) Wellington College and Berkshire
Oliver Massy-Birch (scrum half) Kelly College and Devon
Jack Masters (full back) King's School Canterbury and Kent
Hugh McBride (prop) Bromsgrove School and North Midlands
George Merrick (second row) Carshalton Sports College and Surrey
Nathan Morris (front row) Sedbergh School and Cumbria
Ben Perkins (centre) Arnold School and Lancashire
Louis Spencer (openside flanker) Churchdown School and Gloucestershire
Robert Stephen (fly half) King's School Canterbury and Kent
Alex Stout (No.8) RGS Guildford and Surrey
Will Tanner (hooker) Queen's College Taunton and Somerset
Vadim Toczylkin (second row) Wellington College and Oxfordshire
Charlie Walker (outside centre) Oakham School and Leicestershire
Tom Wallace (outside centre) RGS High Wycombe and Buckinghamshire
Julian Watkins (No.8) Cokethorpe School and Oxfordshire
Barnaby Woods (No.8) Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School and North Midlands
Under 16 trial teams: Blues v Reds, Sunday January 25, Broadstreet RFC, 10.15am:
Player (first playing position) School and County
Blues:
Thomas Burtonwood (hooker) Baines High School and Lancashire
Tom Coates (tight-head prop) Wales High School and Yorkshire
Henry Conchie (openside flanker) Truro School and Cornwall
Christopher Delaney (hooker) Aylesbury Grammar School and Buckinghamshire
Henry Forbes (second row) Ampleforth College and Yorkshire
Christopher Gemmell (full back) Giggleswick School and Yorkshire
Hugo Govett (second row) The Grammar School at Leeds and Yorkshire
Jack Harrison (fly half) Sedbergh School and Cumbria
Tom Heard (tight-head prop) West Somerset College and Somerset
Lewis Hook (openside flanker) Northampton School for Boys and East Midlands
Thomas Kill (wing) Durham School and Durham
Tom Lowery (wing) The Brunts School and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire
Rory Lynn (fly half) QEGS Ashbourne and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire
Christophe Ridley (scrum half) Loughborough Grammar and Leicestershire
Jake Robey (loose-head prop) St Lukes Science & Sports College and Devon
Joe Robinson (second row) Kirkbie Kendal and Cumbria
Jack Skinner (wing) Perins School and Hampshire
Michael Spencer-Tonks (full back) The Crypt School and Gloucestershire
Alex Stout (No.8) RGS Guildford and Surrey
Sam Tressider (outside centre) QEGS Ashbourne and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire
James Warr (second row) Northampton School for Boys and East Midlands
Steven Wiggill (inside centre) Berkhamsted School and Buckinghamshire.
Reds:
Herbie Butler (openside flanker) The Oratory and Surrey
Joe Cain (second row) John Taylor High School and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire
Tom Clark (openside flanker) Porchester School and Dorset & Wilts
Tom Crawford (lock) Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar and Kent
Arnie Ellison (wing) Bradford Grammar School and Yorkshire
Michael Flook (loose-head prop) Sir Bernard Lovell and Somerset
Ryan Furniss (tight-head prop) Chantry High School and North Midlands
Freddie Gabbitass (fly half) Millfield School and Somerset
Harrison George (hooker) Norwich School and Eastern Counties
Frederick Gulliford (scrum half) St George's Voluntary Aided and Hertfordshire
Sam Hill (outside centre) Queen Elizabeth Community College and Devon
Madison Hughes (wing) Wellington College and Berkshire
Conor Joyce (blindside flanker) Solihull School and Warwickshire
George Merrick (second row) Carshalton Sports College and Surrey
James Middleton (centre) Wellington College and Middlesex
Cameron Prentice (full back) Portsmouth Grammar School and Hampshire
Angus Robertson (openside flanker) Barnard Castle and Durham
Kyle Sinckler (tight-head prop) Graveney School and Middlesex
George Smith (wing) Millfield School and Somerset
Josef Srokowski (scrum half) Norwich School and Eastern Counties
Julian Watkins (flanker) Cokethorpe School and Oxfordshire
Nico Woodward (hooker) Brockworth Enterprise School and Gloucestershire.
