England U18s name squad for South Africa tour

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England U18s have named their squad ahead of a three-match tour of South Africa.

The U18s will face France U18 (12 August), South Africa Schools A (16 August) and South Africa Schools (20 August).

“The tour gives us an opportunity to play in the Southern Hemisphere in a different environment and against a very tough opposition,” said Rugby Football Union national academy development manager John Fletcher.

“It also gives this group of players an opportunity to bond and for us to see how they adapt away from home.”

The squad will be captained by Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye for the tour.

“He is one of our more experienced players, he has good energy and in terms of how we want to play and express ourselves, Gabriel epitomises that every time he goes onto the field,” added Fletcher.

“There will be different challenges as the opposition will pose different problems, our aim is to adapt and come up with the solutions to those problems.

“We will stick to our principles in defence and attack and we expect the players to adapt on the field. The plan is to give the players a full tour experience, which is crucial to their development.”

The U18 squad will be coached by Fletcher, Peter Walton, Mark Luffman and Russell Earnshaw, and supported by Richard Hill, who mentors a number of the U18 squad. As part of the progression through the national age grade programme, Martin Haag and Rory Teague from the U20 management team will attend some of the tour and watch all of the games.

Fixtures:

France U18 (Friday, 12 August) 11am BST

South Africa Schools A (Tuesday, 16 August) 1.30pm BST

South Africa Schools (Saturday, 20 August) 1.15pm BST

England U18 South Africa 2016
First Name	Surname	Academy	School
Josh	Bayliss	Bath Rugby	Millfield School
Jamie	Blamire	Newcastle Falcons	Gosforth Academy
Rory	Brand	London Irish	Wellington College
Ratu Joe	Cokanasiga	London Irish	Bushe Academy
Ben	Curry	Sale Sharks	Oundle School
Tom	Curry	Sale Sharks	Oundle School
Levi	Davis	Unattached	Denstone College
Ali	Crossdale	Saracens	Sedbergh School
James	Grayson	Northampton Saints	Moulton College
Ted	Hill	Worcester Warriors	Worcester College
Gabriel	Ibitoye	Harlequins	Trinity
Ciaran	Knight	Gloucester Rugby	St Peters
Dino	Lamb-Cona	Harlequins	Cranleigh
Jarod	Leat	Wasps	St Pauls Catholic College
Ben	Loader	London Irish	Wellington College
Sam	Moore	Sale Sharks	Sedbergh School
Oli	Morris	Saracens	New Hall
Ehren	Painter	Northampton Saints	Felsted
Tom	Parton	London Irish	Wellington College
Alex	Seville	Gloucester Rugby	Hartpury College
Jacob	Umaga	Wasps	Wyggeston & QEI College
Henry	Walker	Gloucester Rugby	Bromsgrove School
Harry	Simmons	Leicester Tigers	Gresham School
Matt	Williams	London Irish	Wellington College
Josh	Williams	Newcastle Falcons	Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Tom	Willis	Wasps	The Henley College