England U20 team to face Australia
England Under 20 have named their side to face Australia in the IRB Junior World Championship tomorrow at the University of Western Cape, kick off 15:30 (BST).
A win would give England a seventh place finish in the competition, but returning fly half Tom Heathcote is taking nothing for granted.
He said: “We’re looking forward to going out there and making a statement. The boys have been pretty disappointed after our last two games [a 28-15 loss to South Africa and a 27-12 loss to Ireland] but we’ve got one match to put things right, end on a high, and everyone is massively excited by that chance.
“We’ve done some analysis work on Australia and they’re a good side. They have some good athletes and strong backs and we know that if we’re going to win we’re going to have to play at our peak.“
England Under 20 starting XV against Australia
15 Ben Ransom (Saracens)
14 Marland Yarde (London Irish)
13 Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs)
12 Ryan Mills (Gloucester Rugby)
11 Charlie Walker (Harlequins)
10 Tom Heathcote (Bath Rugby)
9 Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby)
1 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
2 Koree Britton (Gloucester Rugby)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
4 Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie)
5 George Merrick (Harlequins)
6 David Sisi (London Irish)
7 Chris Walker (Leeds Carnegie) (C)
8 Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Replacements:
16 Nathan Morris (London Wasps)
17 Alec Hepburn (London Wasps)
18 Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks)
19 Ben Nutley (Northampton)
20 Billy Vunipola (London Wasps)
21 Ben Spencer (Saracens)
22 Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
23 Tommy Bell (London Wasps)
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