England U18s 6N "festival" squad

[Epaminondas Pules]

Wales fuck up and give England another 5 metre lineout

[Epaminondas Pules]

England are over from the maul! Kick to come

[Epaminondas Pules]

Linegar with the kick to win it and he nails it!!! Have it!!!

[Mr Mwenda]

Linegar with the kick to win it and he nails it!!! Have it!!!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

[Which Tyler]

Fantastic game; but players not quite on the same wavelength, and maybe a little overhyped. That'll come.
Hats off to Carwyn James though - played very well.

[fivepointer]

Hats off to the Welsh 10 who has a fantastic kicking game, and to the English one for calmly slotting the winning conversion.
Some good bits, some not so good which really is to be expected in a young side.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Welsh ten is playing two years up!

[Epaminondas Pules]

ENGLAND U18 MEN TEAM TO FACE SCOTLAND
15 George Pearson (Midlands Central, City of Oxford College, Buckingham RUFC) *
14 Finn Newton (Saracens, Haileybury, Hertford RFC) *
13 Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury, Saracens)
12 Felix Bateman-Champain (Harlequins, Worth School, East Grinstead RFC)
11 Rafe Witheat (Northampton Saints, Stowe School, Ampthill RUFC) *
10 James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School, Chippenham RFC) *
9 Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Trinity School, Bromley RFC) *
1 Jamie Miller (Harlequins, Whitgift School, Battersea Ironsides Rugby Club) *
2 George Knowles (Midlands West, Hereford Cathedral School, Ledbury Rugby Club) *
3 Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Gordon’s School, Haywards Heath RFC) *
4 Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School, London Irish Amateur RFC) *
5 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford School, Bedford Blues RFC) *
6 Patrick Hogg (c) (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School, Blaydon Rugby Club) *
7 Seb Kelly (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar, Rochdale RUFC) *
8 Olly Allport (Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close College, Stow-on-the-wold & District RFC) *

REPLACEMENTS
16 Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Seaford School, Worthing Rugby Club) *
17 Josh Mann (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College, Penzance & Newlyn RFC) *
18 Sam Graham (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School, Durham City Rugby Football Club) *
19 Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Radley College, Overton RFC) *
20 Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff, New Milton RFC) *
21 Solomon Shand (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College, Aylesbury RFC) *
22 Jonny Weimann (Northampton Saints, Bedford School, Royston Rugby Club) *
23 Israel Akinrowo (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, Devenport Services RFC) *
24 Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, Ivybridge RFC) *
25 Tyler Offiah (London & South Central, Wellington College, Ealing Trailfinders) *
26 Dan Green (Sale Sharks, St Ambrose School, Bowdon RUFC) *

*denotes a player capped at England U18 level

[Epaminondas Pules]

Today's game link. 16:45 kick-off

[Which Tyler]

Thank you - annoyed that I'll miss this - but at least I know it's available to watch later

[Yorkie]

Game started 1215 GMT

[Epaminondas Pules]

Me too sadly. Some really intriguing games on today.

[fivepointer]

A comfortable enough win with plenty of good stuff. Friday was very good at 9 and several others had some strong moments.

[p/d]

Wednesday next play?

[Epaminondas Pules]

In other news Georgia U18s beat France 20 v 19!!

[Epaminondas Pules]

A comfortable enough win with plenty of good stuff. Friday was very good at 9 and several others had some strong moments.

Friday is very good. Had a horrible season with injury, but back with an impact!

[Epaminondas Pules]

TEAM TO FACE GEORGIA

Starting
15. Dan Green (Sale Sharks, St Ambrose School, Bowdon RUFC) *
14. Tyler Offiah (London & South Central, Wellington College, Ealing Trailfinders) *
13. Nick Lilley (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, Ivybridge RFC) *
12. Israel Akinrowo (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, Devenport Services RFC) *
11. Rafe Witheat (Northampton Saints, Stowe School, Ampthill RUFC) *
10. James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School, Chippenham RFC) *
9. Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Trinity School, Bromley RFC) *
1. Josh Mann (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College, Penzance & Newlyn RFC) *
2. Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Seaford School, Worthing Rugby Club) *
3. Sam Graham (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School, Durham City Rugby Football Club) *
4. Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School, London Irish Amateur RFC) *
5. Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Radley College, Overton RFC) *
6. Patrick Hogg (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School, Blaydon Rugby Club) *
7. Seb Kelly (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar, Rochdale RUFC) *
8. Connor Treacey (c) (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff, New Milton RFC) *
Replacements
16. George Knowles (Midlands West, Hereford Cathedral School, Ledbury Rugby Club) *
17. Jamie Miller (Harlequins, Whitgift School, Battersea Ironsides Rugby Club) *
18. Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Gordon’s School, Haywards Heath RFC)*
19. Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford School, Bedford Blues RFC) *
20. Solomon Shand (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College, Aylesbury RFC) *
21. Olly Allport (Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close College, Stow-on-the-wold & District RFC) *
22. Jonny Weimann (Northampton Saints, Bedford School, Royston Rugby Club) *
23. Felix Bateman-Champain (Harlequins, Worth School, East Grinstead RFC) *
24. Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury, Saracens) *
25. Finn Newton (Saracens, Haileybury, Hertford RFC) *
26. George Pearson (Midlands Central, City of Oxford College, Buckingham RUFC) *
*denotes a player capped at U18 level for England

[Galfon]

Jonno Balding is Clare's nephew, I believe, so we can expect some impressive link play.

[16th man]

Jonno Balding is Clare's nephew, I believe, so we can expect some impressive link play.

Hopefully it won't turn into a dog and pony show.

[Slater582]

Just as England got out of jail in the opening game against Wales, they found a way to win in their last fixture against Georgia.



Very impressive overall tournament for The Lelos.

Just as a recap for this tournament.

First game against Wales saw England score five tries. These came from Hogg, Weimann, Tracey, Pearson & Knowles. Linegar converted 4/5 and also kicked a penalty.

Game against Scotland saw England score four tries. These came from Kelly, Newton, Offish & Rawlins. Linegar converted all of the.

Last game against Georgia saw England again score four tries. These came from Offiah, Sam Graham and a double from Nick Lilley. Dan Green converted 2/3 and Bateman-Champain converted the last try.

[fivepointer]

Our lads found a way to win. A trait that isnt to be sniffed at. Some talent in this squad.

Very promising from Georgia. Their u20s showed up well last season so this is another encouraging sign.