England U18 Women will head to Warwick School this weekend for an internal fixture, kicking off at 2pm, as their preparation for 2024 steps up.
Head Coach James Cooper will oversee the game, which will be split into 20-minute quarters, with the game forming part of the selection process for the wider England U18 Women’s squad ahead of the 2024 U18 Six Nations Festival.
96 players were initially assed back in August at the Malvern Festival, that has now reduced down to 46 ahead of two camps at the University of Nottingham on the 16th December and 13th January.
Speaking to England Rugby ahead of the game, Cooper said:
“We’re delighted to reintroduce our internal game this year to a new lineup of girls, having spoken to some of them ahead of the weekend the excitement is palpable which only adds to the occasion, I’d like to thank the staff and the players for their persistent work ethic so far this season, we’ve had a lot of opportunities to work with the best talents in the country and for that, we’re very grateful.”
“There were some really tough selection calls ahead of this weekend, but as previous years have shown, this is now not a closed door and there are still opportunities for players to be seen and be involved due to different development rates amongst our team.”
“We have the privilege of welcoming back 11 players who have pulled on the jersey for their country in recent times and we’re looking forward to seeing how they develop alongside new teammates on Saturday.”
England U18 Women’s Squads for Warwick School Internal Game
Squad A
Kaya Acton (Yorkshire, Bishop Burton College)
Ashton Adcock (Loughborough Lightning, Loughborough College)
Lauren Bailey (Bristol Bears, Hartpury College)*
Grace Banks (Sale Sharks, Wigan & Leigh College)
Emma Blackburn (Harlequins, Worthing College)
Gabriella Brown (Harlequins, Maidstone GS)
Emily Chieza (Thames Valley, City of Oxford College)
Katherine Dyke (Bristol Bears, Exeter College)
Zara Green (Harlequins, Newman College)
Evie Haskell (Loughborough Lightning)*
Amy Henwood (Harlequins, Epsom College)
Rebecca Jackson (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)
Aisha Jah (Loughborough Lightning, West Notts 6th Form College)
Hayley Jones (Thames Valley, Henley College)
Emily Lunn (Harlequins, Henley College)
Haineala Lutui (Worcester, RGS Worcester)*
Freya McGinlay (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)
Maddy Page (Thames Valley, City of Oxford College)
Sarah Parry (Worcester, Hereford 6th Form College)*
Felicity Poole (Harlequins, Worthing College)
Tilly Pulfer (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Solana Shaw de Leon (Harlequins, Worthing College)
Lucy Simpson (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)*
Squad B
Daisy Aspinall (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)*
Iley Bailey (Harlequins, Henley College)
Tamsin Baynes (Loughborough Lightning, Loughborough College)
Molly Bunker (Harlequins, Hartpury College)
Bethan Candlin (Yorkshire, Loughborough College)
Natalee Evans (Worcester, Hereford 6th Form College)*
Mary Flanagan (Bristol Bears, Kings of Wessex)
Charlotte Heath (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Lydia Humphries (Sale Sharks, Rainhill 6th Form)
Sophia Macdonald (Harlequins, Newman College)
Poppy Murray (Saracens, Oaklands)
Heidi Pashaei Tarighoun (Bristol Bears, SGS Filton College)*
Milly Pearce (Thames Valley, City of Oxford College)*
Abigail Pritchard (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)
Lily Relton (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
Lucie Sams (Sale Sharks, Carmel College)*
Eryn Sinckler-Bermingham (Harlequins, Hartpury College)*
Grace Strickland (Saracens, Saffron Walden CHS)
Isabel Trott (Loughborough Lightning, Loughborough College)
Isabel van der Straaten (Saracens)
Catherine Welman (Saracens, St Benedict’s)
Ellie Wilson (Gloucester-Hartpury, Hartpury College)
Ruby Winstanley (Harlequins, Farnborough 6th Form)
Players unavailable for 2023 Internal Game:
Jasmine Adonri (Thames Valley, City of Oxford College)*
Lottie Ball (Bristol Bears, Corsham Sixth Form)
Poppy Love (Thames Valley, Henley College)
Kayleigh Priest (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)*
Fran Clarke (Bristol Bears, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Filton)*
*denotes a player capped at 15s or sevens pathway level
