Three Northampton Saints players have been selected in the England U19 Men’s side to take on Scotland this weekend.
Jonny Weimann and Aiden Ainsworth-Cave start at scrum-half and at second row respectively, while James Pater is among the replacements for Saturday’s encounter (kick-off: 2pm) at Percy Park RFC.
Weimann, who made his Gallagher Premiership debut for Saints as a replacement against Leicester Tigers in March, returns to Newcastle where he made his U20 debut during February’s 57-13 win over Scotland at Kingston Park.
Pater is among the players rewarded for their performances for the U18s with an age-grade promotion for this fixture.
The U19 Men side serves as an avenue for England Rugby pathway players to develop their skillsets with meaningful gametime on the international circuit, with fixtures also giving valuable minutes to players then eligible for U20 selection in the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy.
Head coach Andy Titterrell said: “Following on from last weekend, our main objective is to abide by our principles of keeping the ball moving and knowing when to attack the space we see in front of us.
“The experience away from home to France was significant to the development of this young squad. They gave a positive account of themselves in many aspects, but our messaging is to level up our intensity.
“That determination, combined with another opportunity to showcase their talent, will motivate our players to conclude our spring programme positively in a big home fixture against Scotland.”
England U19 Men’s team to play Scotland
15 Conor Byrne (Harlequins, Old Wimbledonians RFC)
14 Noah Caluori (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby)
13 Rhys Beeckmans (Newcastle Falcons, Blaydon Rugby Club)
12 Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Longlevens RFC)
11 Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Henley Hawks)
10 Ollie Davies (Sale Sharks, Macclesfield RUFC, 2 caps)
9 Jonny Weimann (Northampton Saints, Royston Rugby Club, 1 cap)
1 Josh Mann (Exeter Chiefs, Penzance and Newlyn RFC)
2 Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Worthing Rugby Club)
3 Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Haywards Heath RFC)
4 Ethan Surrey (Bristol Bears, Barkers Butts RFC)
5 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 4 caps)
6 Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School)
7 Patrick Hogg (Newcastle Falcons, Blaydon Rugby Club)
8 Connor Treacey (c) (Bath Rugby, New Milton Rugby Club, 3 caps)
Replacements:
16 George Knowles (Gloucester Rugby, Ledbury Rugby Club)
17 Jamie Miller (Harlequins, Battersea Ironsides Rugby Club)
18 Jack Lightbown (Sale Sharks, Eccles RFC)
19 Luke Griffiths (CA Brive, Farnham Rugby Club)
20 Olly Allport (Gloucester Rugby, Stow-on-the-wold & District RFC)
21 George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Holt RFC)
22 Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, Old Albanians)
23 Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Barkers Butts RFC)
24 James Pater (Northampton Saints, Shelford RFC)
25 Tyler Offiah (Bath Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders, 1 cap)
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