Four young Northampton Saints stars will feature for England Under-20s this weekend, as the side tackle Coventry RFC in an uncapped clash on Saturday (25 March, kick-off: 3pm).
Back rower Reuben Logan is one of seven uncapped players named in the starting XV, alongside Saints teammate Will Glister who starts on the wing for England at Butts Park Arena this weekend.
Fresh from signing on with Saints earlier this month, George Makepeace-Cubitt starts at fly-half against Coventry, while scrum-half Archie McParland is set to enter the action from amongst the replacements.
The fixture takes place on the final weekend of the Championship season, where Coventry were originally scheduled to take on Jersey Reds. The West Midlands outfit, who are celebrating their 150-year anniversary in 2024, are led by former England U20 Men's player Alex Rae and currently sit second in the Championship.
Meanwhile, England will continue their summer schedule with a two-Test tour in Georgia next month, facing their U20 counterparts on 7 and 12 June at the Avchala Stadium.
On the friendly clash with Coventry, England assistant coach Andy Titterell said: “This week marks the beginning of our summer schedule in the U20 Men programme ahead of what will be an exciting few months.
“We’ve incorporated many new faces to our wider squad this week who are experiencing their first taste of U20 level rugby. It’s been an incredibly rewarding few days seeing the progress made from involvements in U18 and U19 programmes and Mark, the coaches and I are encouraged by our preparation.
“Our principles of Speed, Attachment and Space have remained consistent to ensure further alignment with our capped and uncapped U20 players, which is imperative when facing a tough challenge in Coventry this week.”
The uncapped fixture will be streamed live via the England Rugby YouTube channel.
England U20 Men’s team to face Coventry RFC (includes current club, community club and U20 caps)
15 Ioan Jones (Gloucester Rugby, Minchinhampton RFC, 4 caps)
14 Will Glister (Northampton Saints, Buckingham Rugby Club, uncapped)
13 Oli Spencer (Newcastle Falcons, Epping Rams Rugby, 4 caps)
12 Charlie Myall (Leicester Tigers, Maidenhead Rugby Club, uncapped)
11 Alex Wills (Sale Sharks, Droitwich Rugby Club, 7 caps)
10 George Makepeace-Cubitt (Northampton Saints, Reading Abbey RFC, 4 caps)
9 Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers, Hungerford RFC, uncapped)
1 Cameron Miell (Leicester Tigers, Paul Roos, uncapped)
2 James Isaacs (Saracens, Hemel Hempstead Camelot RFC, 2 caps)
3 James Halliwell (Bristol Bears, Thornbury Broncos Rugby Club, 9 caps)
4 Harvey Cuckson (Bath Rugby, Mold RFC, 1 cap)
5 Tom Burrow (c) (Sale Sharks, Morley RFC, uncapped)
6 Reuben Logan (Northampton Saints, Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club, uncapped)
7 George Timmins (Bath Rugby, Market Harborough RUFC, uncapped)
8 Zach Carr (Harlequins, Ironsides Rugby Club, 5 caps)
Replacements:
16 Jacob Oliver (Newcastle Falcons, Barnard Castle Rugby Club, 4 caps)
17 Ethan Clarke (Harlequins, Worthing RFC, 2 caps)
18 Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, 5 caps)
19 Harry Browne (Harlequins, Rosslyn Park, 4 caps)
20 Arthur Green (Bath Rugby, Frome RFC, uncapped)
21 Archie McParland (Northampton Saints, Ruthin RFC, 4 caps)
22 Ben Coen (Exeter Chiefs, Teignmouth RFC, uncapped)
23 Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, uncapped)
24 Malelili Satala (Leicester Tigers, Trentham RUFC, uncapped)
25 Conor Byrne (Harlequins, Old Wimbledonians RFC, uncapped)
