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Posted: Friday, March 24th 2023
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Academy prop Louie Trevett will start England U18 men’s final game against South Africa U18 in their summer tour on Saturday 27 August, KO 14.30 BST.
Trevett was among the replacements for England's last-gasp victory over South Africa U18 'A'.
The three-match international series is taking place in Paarl and with the team playing two games against South Africa U18s and one against a South Africa U18 A-side.
Will Owen, who played at number 8 in the last game, is injured and the team for this game, including replacements, will comprise 25 players.
Head coach, Jonathan Pendlebury, team is named below:
England U18 team
15. *Ioan Jones (Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close School)
14. *Will Glister (Wasps, City of Oxford College)
13. *Ben Redshaw (Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School)
12. Sean Kerr (Harlequins, Whitgift School)
11. *Toby Cousins (Northampton Saints, Oakham School)
10. *Rory Taylor (London Irish, Wellington College)
9. *Archie McParland (Northampton Saints, Stowe School)
1. Louie Trevett (Bristol Bears, Clifton College)
2. Jacob Oliver (Newcastle Falcons, Barnard Castle School)
3. Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)
4. Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Gravesend Grammar School)
5. Tom Burrow (Yorkshire Academy, Heckmondwike Grammar School)
6. George Perkins (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College)
7. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, Stowe School) CAPTAIN
8. Jack Bennett (Bath Rugby, Monkton Combe School)
Replacements
16. Loic Keasey (Worcester Warriors, RGS Worcester)
17. Alex O’Driscoll (Wasps, Berkhamsted)
18. Isaac Keller (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy)
19. Finn Baker (Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School)
20. Barney Merrett (Saracens, Sutton Valence School)
21. Will Wootton (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)
22. Raff Weston (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)
23. George Edson (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College)
24. Tom Burton (Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School)
25. *Conor Byrne (Harlequins, Trinity College)
*Capped at U18 level in the 2021-22 season.
Match schedule and results:
19 August, KO, 14.30 BST, South Africa U18 v England U18 – 40-24
23 August, KO 12.30 BST, South Africa A v England U18 - 34-36
27 August, KO 14.30 BST, South Africa U18 v England U18
All games will be played at Paarl Gymnasium, 416 Main St, Courtrai, Paarl, 7646
Viewing the game is via https://supersportschools.com/ or by downloading the app which can be done here.
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