Dickens names England U20 team for Wales match
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England men’s U20 head coach Alan Dickens has named his side to play Wales on Wednesday in the fourth round of the U20 Six Nations.
There are three changes to the starting line-up from England’s bonus point, 24-15 win against Ireland last week.
Orlando Bailey returns at full back, while Tom Roebuck makes his first start of the 2021 Six Nations on the wing. In the pack Fin Baxter is set to win his first U20 cap from loose head. Jack van Poortvliet again captains the side from scrum half.
There are also two changes among the replacements with Lewis Holsey (loose head) and Deago Bailey (wing) returning to the match day 26.
Teams are permitted to name a squad of 26 players for each fixture in this year’s competition due to Covid-19 regulations. Eight of the 11 replacements named in a squad can be used during the match.
England U20 starting XV
15 Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby)
14 Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
13 Jack Bates (Bristol Bears)
12 Dan Lancaster (Leeds Tykes)
11 Arthur Relton (Exeter Chiefs)
10 Fin Smith (Worcester Warriors)
9 Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) Captain
1 Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
2 Sam Riley (Harlequins)
3 Harvey Kindell-Beaton (Saracens)
4 Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
5 Alex Groves (Bristol Bears)
6 Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby)
7 Jack Clement (Gloucester Rugby)
8 Nahum Merigan (Bath Rugby)
Replacements
16 Archie Vanes (Leicester Tigers)
17 Lewis Holsey (Worcester Warriors).
18 Luke Green (London Irish)
19 Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
20 Josh Gray (Gloucester Rugby)
21 Ollie Stonham (Saracens)
22 Tom Carr-Smith (Bath Rugby)
23 Tommy Mathews (Hartpury University RFC)
24 Phil Cokanasiga (London Irish)
25 Deago Bailey (Bristol Bears)
26 Charlie Atkinson (Wasps)
England men’s U20 Six Nations results and fixtures (all at Cardiff Arms Park)
ENGLAND (3) 38
Tries: Brooke, Riley 2, O. Bailey, Relton Cons: Smith 5 Pens: Smith
FRANCE (19) 22
Tries: Eppe 3 Cons: Debaes 2 Pens: Debaes
ENGLAND (19) 31
Tries: Van Poortvliet, Smith, D. Bailey, Riley, Relton Cons: Smith 3
SCOTLAND (5) 12
Tries: Townsend, Leatherbarrow Con: Scott
IRELAND (0) 15
Tries: Soroka, De Buitléar Cons: Doak Pens: Doak
ENGLAND (7) 24
Tries: Merigan, Richards 2, Riley Cons: Smith 2