England Counties U20 have named their 22-man squad for their tour of Hungary.
The tour takes place between the 8th and 15th June, with the squad selected from the four England Counties Divisions, South West, North, London & South East, and Midlands, much like the England U16 squad announced yesterday.
The four Divisions recently met in the Divisional Festival, from which the 22 man squad to travel was selected.
London & South East were the most successful side there and are therefore rightly the most well represented side in the squad with eight of their players selected. Surrey’s Ali Wade, Alex Seers, and Mikey McDonald, Kent’s Tom Trotter, Middlesex’s Luis Haddow, Eastern Counties’ Ben Penfold, Sussex’s Jack Thomas, and Hampshire’s Ellis Rudder all represent the South East.
The South West, like in the U16s, is also well represented with five players selected, Cornwall’s Tommy Phillips and Todd Prisk, Gloucestershire’s Angus Hodges, Doreset & Wiltshire’s Tom Edwards, and Berkshire’s Freddie Mills.
The North almost rivals London and South East for numbers with seven representatives, Yorkshire’s Josh Burridge, Cameron Hudson, Will Scholey, Rory Mason, and Rob Rekis making their county the most represented of all. Nick Cairns of Northumberland and Lancashire’s Jack Wilkinson are the North’s other two representatives.
The Midlands are the least represented with just two of their players joiing the squad, Warwickshire’s James Neal and Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire’s Jacob Heath.
England Counties U20 Tour of Hungary – 8th – 15th June.
England Counties U20 | |||
Name | Position | County | Division |
Tommy Phillips | Prop | Cornwall | South West |
Jack Wilkinson | Hooker | Lancashire | North |
Ali Wade | Prop | Surrey | London & SE |
Angus Hodges | Lock | Gloucestershire | South West |
Todd Prisk | Lock | Cornwall | South West |
Tom Edwards | Blind Side | Dorset & Wiltshire | South West |
Freddie Mills | Openside | Berkshire | South West |
Josh Burridge | No 8 | Yorkshire | North |
Tom Trotter | Scrum Half | Kent | London & SE |
Alex Seers | Fly Half | Surrey | London & SE |
Luis Haddow | Wing | Middlesex | London & SE |
Ben Penfold | Centre/10 | Eastern Counties | London & SE |
Cameron Hudson | Centre | Yorkshire | North |
James Neal | Wing | Warwickshire | Midlands |
Jacob Heath | Full Back | Notts. Lincs & Derby | Midlands |
Will Scholey | Hooker | Yorkshire | North |
Rory Mason | Prop | Yorkshire | North |
Jack Thomas | Back Row | Sussex | London & SE |
Nick Cairns | Back Row | Northumberland | North |
Mikey McDonald | Scrum Half/15 | Surrey | London & SE |
Ellis Rudder | Centre | Hampshire | London & SE |
Rob Rekis | Wing | Yorkshire | North |