The Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival kicks off this Friday at the Stade Louis Darragon in Vichy, France.
As has happened in the last few years, the U18 Six Nations Festival will in fact be an eight-team festival, with Georgia and Spain once again invited to join the traditional Six Nations countries of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales in Vichy.
Every side will play three times over the course of the Festival, with Matchdays on Friday 3rd April, Tuesday 7thApril, and Saturday 11th April.
Last year both England and Wales went unbeaten through the competition, England beating Scotland, Spain, and a narrow one against France, while Wales beat Ireland, Georgia, and Italy.
This year Wales start off their campaign against Scotland, before games against France and Spain, while England begin against Ireland before facing Georgia and Italy.
Spain’s victory over Scotland was one of the key moments in last year’s competition. This year they open the competition against Italy at 10am on Friday 3rd before facing Ireland in Matchday 2 and that game against Wales in the final matchday.
Hosts France, meanwhile, start against Georgia at 5.30pm on Friday, before that game against Wales and finishing off against Ireland, who meet England and Spain in their opening two games.
Scotland will be hoping for more after three defeats last year, they start, as mentioned, against Wales before games against Italy and Georgia, Georgia face France and England in their first two.
The Squads have been announced and can be seen below – it looks as though there is going to be some serious quality right across the board in this year’s Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival!
Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival Fixtures (All fixtures in Vichy, France)
Matchday 1 – Friday 3rd April
Italy v Spain, 10.00 KO
Scotland v Wales, 12.15 KO
England v Ireland, 15.15 KO
Georgia v France, 17.30 KO
Matchday 2 – Tuesday 7th April
Italy v Scotland, 10.00 KO
Georgia v England, 12.15 KO
Wales v France, 15.15 KO
Spain v Ireland, 17.30 KO
Matchday 3 – Saturday 11th April
Scotland v Georgia, 10.00 KO
Spain v Wales, 12.15 KO
England v Italy, 15.15 KO
France v Ireland, 17.30 KO
Men’s U18 Six Nations Festival Squads:
England
Forwards
Ben Allen (Bath, Wellington College)
Seva Batikora (Leicester Tigers, Loughborough College)
Kwame Bekoe (Leicester Tigers, Norwich)
Fin Charles (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
Tiane Elone (Saracens, Mill Hill)
Hendro Hattingh (Sale Sharks, Scarisbrick Hall)
Henry Johnson (Leicester Tigers, Oakham)
Jeremy Keys (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton SfB)
Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton SfB)
Ben Smith (Yorkshire Academy, Wath Academy)
Kaiden Watson (Harlequins, Trinity)
Harry Westlake (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Casper Wheeler (Bristol Bears, Hartpury College)
Backs
Will Bayston (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh)
Rio Bennett (Saracens, Brighton College)
Charlie Bosanko (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham)
Archie Guyver (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)
Oli Hewitt (Gloucester Bromsgrove)
Max Hooper (Bath, Beechen Cliff)
Zac Jones (Saracens, Mill Hill)
Will Moore (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
Caspar Reeves (Bristol Bears, Taunton)
Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough)
Declan Treacey (Bath, Beechen Cliff)
France
Marius Audemar Ghion (Castres Olympique/Castres)
Cléo Bard (Lyon OU/Lyon)
Jules Bonnard Martin (Aviron Bayonnais)
Valentin Bouju (Stade Rochelais/La Rochelle)
Yanis Brosset (AS Montferrand/Clermont Ferrand)
Bixintxo Daguerre (Aviron Bayonnais/Bayonne)
Tom Delalain (SU Agen/Agen)
Elija Elder Lozano (Oyonnax R/Oyonnax)
Louis Favrau (CA Bègles Bordeaux G/Talence)
Jules Freynet (CA Bègles Bordeaux/Talence)
Aubin Geffray (Lyon OU/Lyon)
Timéo Gillouin Lemaire (Castres O/Castres)
Petit Jean Iposo (RC Vannes/Vannes)
Gaston Anatole Lagneau (Racing Club de France/Lakanal)
Damien Lam (US Colomiers/Jolimont)
Wesley Masima (Provence Rugby/Aix-en-Provence)
Christian Mendes Tani (RC Toulon/Toulon)
Gaétan Ngassa (RC Vannes/Vannes)
Raphael Oliveira (RC Massy Essonne/Lakanal)
Matthieu Palmier (AS Montferrand/Clermont Ferrand)
Jules Said (CA Bègles Bordeaux G/Talence)
Bambo Sambou (Stade Toulousain/AS Montferrand)
Ilian Sonko Basin (Stade Rochelais/SA Parthenaisien)
Giovanny Tafili (CA Brive CL/Brive)
Prince Emmanuel Tambo Fantcho (CA Bègles Bordeaux G/Talence)
Noah Traini (AS Montferrand/Clermont Ferrand)
Georgia
Saba Merabishvili (Lelo)
Sandro Gamkrelidze (Academy)
Saba Gogrichiani (Lokomotiv)
Iago Ghudushauri (Lokomotiv)
Giorgi Berdzenishvili (Toulon)
Gega Giorgobiani (Lelo)
Saba Jinchvelashvili (AIA)
Nikoloz Pantsulaia (Armia)
Giorgi Kevanishvili (AIA)
Mate Beruashvili (Lokomotiv)
Nika Jangulashvili (Armia)
Giorgi Sutiashvili (Lelo)
Luka Shulaia (Lelo)
Luka Mgaloblishvili (Armazi)
Aleksandre Gagua (Khvamli)
Giorgi Khonelidze (Toulon)
Mate Makharadze (Khvamli)
Ato Liparteliani (Aia)
Goga Beridze (Batumi)
Mikheil Mgaloblishvili (Khvamli)
Aleksandre Mamaiashvili (Lelo)
Bartholome Khamashuridze (Aia)
Nikoloz Lagvilava (Lelo)
Rezo Tskhvediani (Khvamli)
Giorgi Kupreishvili (Poti)
Luka Chakua (Lelo)
Italy
Francesco Alderighi (Scandicci)
Mattia Andretti (Mogliano Veneto)
Alex Anfosso (Rugby Paese)
Dario Argenton (Cus Padova)
Edoardo Berchiolli (Rugby Parabiago)
Leon Bleta (Rugby Parma)
Marco Bragagnolo (Benetton Treviso)
Alberto Cimino (Unione Firenze)
Pietro Colla (Rugby Parabiago)
Gianmarco Di Nicola (Experience L’Aquila)
Giacomo Falchetto (BenettonTreviso)
Diego Andrea Ferrazzi (Rugby Parabiago)
Christian Germano (Fiamme Oro Roma)
Adam Hajraoui (Cus Padova)
Oscar Ledlie Harrison (Bath Rugby)
Simone Invernizzi (Rugby Parabiago)
Leonardo Mancini (Unione Capitolina)
Ernesto Martinez Barajas (Unione Firenze)
Alessandro Mesaglio (Cavalieri Union Prato Sesto)
Michele Negri (Montpellier Herault)
Simone Pe (Brixia)
Alessandro Marco Refrigeri (Unione Capitolina)
Matteo Rosi (Stade Toulousain Espoirs)
Riccardo Sanchez (Cavalieri Union Prato Sesto)
Matteo Sebastiani (Stade Valdotain)
Edoardo Vallerini (Rugby Petrarca)
Ireland
Forwards
Herbie Boyle (St Michael’s College/Leinster)
Lewis Robinson (Regent House/Ulster)
Harry Heagney (Glenstal Abbey/Munster)
Brion Donagh (Newbridge College/Leinster)
David Kenny (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
Alex Stinson (Royal School Armagh/Ulster)
Tom Murray (Presentation Brothers College/Munster)
Phil Lynch (St Michael’s College/Leinster)
Dara Walsh (Coláiste Éinde/Connacht)
James Whitty (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
Rian Macfarlane O’Shea (Presentation Brothers College/Munster)
Michael Smyth (Terenure College/Leinster)
Thiabault Campbell (Wesley College/Leinster)
Xabi Scanlan (Castletroy College/Munster)
Backs
Johnny Woods (Wesley College/Leinster)
Luke Coffey (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Charlie O’Connor (RBAI/Ulster)
Paddy Scally (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Ryan McCormack (Ardscoil Ris HS/Munster)
Joshua Grant (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster)
Luke Kelly (Newbridge College/Leinster)
Matthew McCarthy (St Michael’s College/Leinster)
Rhys Keogh (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Alex Moloney (Presentation Brothers College/Munster)
Finn Brennan (Kilkenny College/Leinster)
Daniel Murphy (Presentation Brothers College/Munster)
Scotland
Forwards
Angus Abel (Stewart’s Melville)
Rory Baxter (GHA RFC)
Bradley Bohmer (Ipswich School)
Zak Burgess (GHA RFC)
James Dalrymple (Stewart’s Melville)
William Geary (Cheltenham College)
Hamish Mather (Strathallan)
Jack Nesbitt (Sedbergh)
Oliver Richardson (George Watson’s College)
James Roberts (Robert Gordon’s College)
Michael Scarth (Woodhouse Grove)
Daniel Shellard (GHA RFC)
Archie Smellie (Peebles RFC)
Rowan Walsh (Morrison’s Academy
Backs
Finlay Anderson (Strathallan)
Lochlan Glackin (Denstone College)
Rhuari Hill (Wellington College)
Ruaridh Law (Dollar Academy)
Samuela Lawaci (Merchiston Castle)
Ben McDonald (Strathallan)
Olly McKenzie (Deeside RFC)
Coel Pettet (Dunbar RFC)
Charlie Robbie (Loretto)
Angus Robson (George Watson’s College, captain)
Alexander Sneddon (Stirling County)
Murray Waugh (Hutcheson’s GS)
Spain
Eguen Fisher (Getxo RT)
Gorka Cagigal (Gernika RT)
Mikel Burugain (Hernani)
Arnau Uprinas (UE Santboiana)
Bernat Fernandez (UE Santboiana)
Oriol Jorba (UE Santboiana)
Jan Conijoch (BUC Barcelona)
Marti Homar (Barca)
Rodrigo Rivas (Liceo)
Guzman Vinuesa (Cisneros)
Jose Ignacio Soriano (CRC Pozuelo)
Diego Ariza (Alcobendas)
Gonzalo Losada (Real Ciencas)
Dario Ruiz Fernandez (Real Ciencas)
Hugo Ruiz Fernandez (Real Ciencas)
Jesus Franciso Villalobos (San Roque)
Dario D’Elia (Les Abelles)
Lucas Alvarez (Cavidel El Salvidor)
Ignacio Arriaza (Cavidel El Salvidor)
Jaime Saseta (Entrepinares)
Alvaro Martinez (RC Ponent)
Pablo Madorran (Lanzarote)
Pablo Monteo (Toulouse)
Malakai Hafoka (Lyon)
Bixente Lahitete (Aviron Bayonnais)
Iker Fidel Escobar (Aviron Bayonnais)
Eneko Sanchez (Aviron Bayonnais)
Cesar Trivino (Stade Nicois)
Fernando Larios (Montpellier)
Josef Heath (Cardiff)
Rocklyn John Kennelly (Blackrock College)
Wales
Forwards
Alfie Prygodzicz (Ysgol Glantfaf, Cardiff, captain)
Bryan Kamanga (Llandovery College, Cardiff)
Cole Lacey (Coleg Sir Gar, Scarlets)
Harri Lewis (Llandovery College, Cardiff)
Harvey Thomas (Llandovery College, Scarlets)
Isaac Jones (Ysgol Glantaf, Cardiff)
Jac Cloke (Coleg Sir Gar, Scarlets)
Logan Goodluck (St Davids, College, RGC)
Mosese Tuliakiono (Radley College, Gloucester)
Ollie Tucker (Llandovery College, Scarlets)
Rhys Owen (Coleg Sir Gar, Scarlets)
Tiaan Hall (Coleg Gwent, Dragons)
William Carroll (Bridgend College, Ospreys)
Will Watkins (Y Pant, Ysgol Glantaf, Cardiff)
Backs
Alfie Luger (Llandovery College, Scarlets)
Dylan Quin (Gower College, Ospreys)
George Thomas (Coleg y Cymoedd, Cardiff)
Harvey Bryant (Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff)
Harry Kinsey (Ysgol Glantaf, Cardiff)
Jayden Brown (Llandovery College, Scarlets)
Madoc Evans (Preseli, Coleg Sir Gar, Scarlets)
Owen Lewis (Coleg y Cymoedd, Cardiff)
Ryley Fussell (Coleg y Cymoedd, Dragons)
Sam Morgan (Coleg Gwent, Dragons)
Will Adams (Ysgol Glantaf, Cardiff)
Will Ford (St Cenydd, Dragons)
