England U20s Championship Squad
By KBM
May 23 2015
om Howe (Wasps) and Oli Bryant (Leicester Tigers) have been named in the England squad for next month’s U20s Championship as replacements for the injured Harry Mallinder (Northampton) and Joe Marchant (Harlequins). The winger and fly half both made their U20s debuts during the Six Nations, Howe featuring against Italy and Bryant in England’s hard-fought 19-14 win over Ireland, and have been part of the pre-Championship training camp in Newcastle this week.
England U20 Head Coach Jon Callard said: “It is unfortunate for Harry Mallinder and Joe Marchant, especially as Joe only picked up his injury last weekend when playing for Quins against Newcastle. However, I have no doubt that Tom Howe and Oli Bryant will make the most of this opportunity to represent their country in a world championship.” The squad took on Newcastle Academy in a warm up match yesterday morning and following this Callard said: “We are in a good position and grateful to Newcastle for the use of their facilities this week and for providing tough opposition in a fixture which gave the squad valuable game time. “The camp has proved just how hard the players have been working since the Six Nations. Following that tournament we met with each player and their academy managers to discuss individual strengths, areas to work on and goals. We have a great relationship with the clubs and credit must be given for the way they have continued to support the players’ development and preparations. We are now all very much looking forward to getting out to Italy and taking on the challenges facing us.” The squad fly to Italy next Thursday where they play Japan (June 2, 5.30pm BST), Wales (June 6, 7.30pm BST) and France (June 10, 3.30pm BST) in the pool stages.
England U20s Championship Squad Sebastian Adeniran-Olule (Harlequins) |
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