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Three young Chiefs in England U18s game

Saracens lock Tom Jubb will win his first cap for England Under 18 when they France in South Africa tomorrow.

The 6ft 7in 17-year-old from Luton, a product of the Fullerians and Letchworth clubs, is the only debutant in the starting line-up for the game in George (5pm).

England have won their last 18 internationals at this level and will be aiming to emulate their 33-16 win over France at Newbury in February.

They opened their three-match tour of South Africa with a 35-10 win against a Namibia Invitation XV in East London last Friday and head coach John Fletcher has made 10 changes to the starting side for France.

The changes include lock George Merrick (Whitgift and Harlequins) and wing Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks) making their first appearances of the trip, a new front row and a positional switch with Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons) moving from scrum half to fly half with Dan Robson (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby) alongside him.

England U18s

15 Ben Ransom (Tonbridge & Saracens)
14 Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks)
13 Elliot Daly (Whitgift & London Wasps)
12 Tommy Bell (Bacup and Rawtenstall GS & Sale Sharks)
11 Charlie Walker (Oakham & Harlequins)
10 Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons)
9 Dan Robson (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby)
1 Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro College & Exeter Chiefs)
2 Nathan Moris (Sedbergh & Newcastle Falcons)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Epsom College & Harlequins)
4 George Merrick (Whitgift School & Harlequins)
5 Tom Jubb (Oaklands College & Saracens)
6 Will Skuse (Bryanston & Bath Rugby)
7 Chris Walker (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie, captain)
8 Billy Vunipola (Harrow & London Wasps, vice captain)

Replacements
16 Koree Britton (Ivybridge College & Gloucester Rugby)
17 Nick Auterac (Oaklands College & Saracens)
18 Anthony Brennan (Twyford CofE & London Wasps)
19 Will Spencer (St Paul's Catholic & Bath Rugby)
20 Sam Northcote-Green (Dulwich College & London Wasps)
21 Henry Slade (Plymouth College & Exeter Chiefs)
22 Sam Hill (Ivybridge College & Exeter Chiefs)
23 Anthony Watson (St George's College, Weybridge & London Irish)
24 Dominic Barrow (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie)

Chiefs called up for England Under 18 tour

Aviva Premiership newcomers Exeter Chiefs have doubled their contingent of young players in the England U18 squad departing for South Africa today.

England are taking part in a four-team tournament, facing a Namibia invitation side (July 16), France (July 20) and South Africa (July 23) in East London, George and Port Elizabeth respectively.

Full-back Jack Arnott (St Boniface’s College, Plymouth) and centre Sam Hill (Ivybridge Community College) have been added to the group as replacements for the injured Ryan Mills (Hartpury & Gloucester) and Jamie Elliott (Bedford & Northampton Saints).

Arnott and Hill have both appeared for England at Under 16 level and join Plymouth College fly half Henry Slade and Truro College prop Luke Cowan-Dickie to give Exeter four players in the 25-man group.

England stretched their winning international run at this level to 18 games last season, completing a third successive Grand Slam. They return to South Africa a year after a landmark 45-13 win over the junior Springboks in Kimberley.

FIXTURES (local times)
July 16: Namibia Invitation XV v England U18 (East London, 11.50am)
July 20: France U18 v England U18 (George, 5pm)
July 23: South Africa U18 v England U18 (Port Elizabeth, 1.25pm)

ENGLAND U18 SQUAD

Forwards
Nick Auterac (Oaklands College & Saracens)
Dominic Barrow (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie)
Anthony Brennan (Twyford CofE School & London Wasps)
Koree Britton (Ivybridge College & Gloucester Rugby)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Truro College & Exeter Chiefs)
George Merrick (Whitgift School & Harlequins)
Nathan Moris (Sedbergh School & Newcastle Falcons)
Sam Northcote Green (Dulwich College & London Wasps)
Kyle Sinckler (Epsom College & Harlequins)
Will Skuse (Bryanston School & Bath Rugby)
Will Spencer (St Paul's Catholic & Bath Rugby)
Tom Jubb (Oaklands College & Saracens)
Billy Vunipola (Harrow School & London Wasps)
Chris Walker (Prince Henry's GS, Otley & Leeds Carnegie)

Backs
Jack Arnott (St Boniface’s College & Exeter Chiefs)
Tommy Bell (Bacup and Rawtenstall GS & Sale Sharks)
Elliot Daly (Whitgift School & London Wasps)
Sam Hill (Ivybridge College & Exeter Chiefs)
Joel Hodgson (RGS Newcastle & Newcastle Falcons)
Mark Jennings (Lymm HS & Sale Sharks)
Ben Ransom (Tonbridge School & Saracens)
Dan Robson (Hartpury College & Gloucester Rugby)
Henry Slade (Plymouth College & Exeter Chiefs)
Charlie Walker (Oakham School & Harlequins)
Anthony Watson (St George's College, Weybridge & London Irish)

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