England national under-18 rugby union team

The England national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the England national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

England under-18
UnionRugby Football Union
Emblem(s)Red Rose
Coach(es)Russell Earnshaw
Mark Luffman
Team kit
Change kit

History

Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.[1] In June 2018, coach John Fletcher and Peter Walton left the backroom staff having joined the U18 set-up since 2008 from Newcastle Falcons.

European Championship

England is, apart from France and Ireland, the only other team in the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship to have won the championship, having done so in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, the team came second in the 2009 and 2011 editions. The team did not participate in the 2010 edition.

England lost the 2011 final in wet conditions against Ireland, who took out their first title.[2]

Under-19 International Series

Since 2012, England U18s travel to South Africa to compete in the U19 international series in August every year.

2012
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
10 August 2012 Wales Wellington 28 – 25 [3] Win
14 August 2012 France Outeniqua Park, George 13 – 20 [4] Loss
18 August 2012 South Africa UWC Stadium, Cape Town 36 – 29 [5] Loss

2013
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
9 August 2013 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 19 – 14 [6] Loss
13 August 2013 Wales Outeniqua Park, George 17 – 15 [7] Win
17 August 2013 France Boland Stadium, Wellington 12 – 8 [8] Win

2014
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
15 August 2014 Wales City Park Stadium, Cape Town 24 – 21 [9] Win
19 August 2014 France Outeniqua Park, George 23 – 6 [10] Win
23 August 2014 South Africa A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch 22 – 30 [11] Win

2015


Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
7 August 2015 France City Park Stadium, Cape Town 15 – 7 [12] Win
11 August 2015 South Africa A Outeniqua Park, George 18 – 33 [13] Win
15 August 2015 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 23 – 16 [14] Loss

2016
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
12 August 2016 France City Park Stadium, Cape Town 18 – 23 [15] Loss
16 August 2016 South Africa A Diocesan College, Cape Town 53 – 14 [16] Loss
20 August 2016 South Africa Paarl Boys' High School, Paarl 13 – 12 [17] Loss

2017
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results
11 August 2017 France Paul Roos, Stellenbosch 24 – 8 [18] Win
14 August 2017 Wales Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl 14 – 12 [19] Loss
19 August 2017 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 52 – 22 [20] Win

Honours

European championship

Positions

The team's final positions in the European championship:

Year Division Tier Place
2004
2005 A Division I 1st — Champions
2006 A Division I 1st — Champions
2007 A Division I 3rd
2008 A Division I 3rd
2009 A Division I 2nd — Runners-up
2010 did not participate
2011 Elite Division I 2nd — Runners-up
2012 Elite Division I 1st — Champions
2013 Elite Division I 1st — Champions
2014 Elite Division I 1st — Champions
2015 Elite Division I 3rd
2016 did not participate
2017 did not participate

Current squad

On 28 March 2018, head coach John Fletcher named his 26-man squad for the 2018 Six Nations Festival.[21]

Player Position Club School
Alfie Barbeary Forwards Wasps Bloxham School
Jack Bartlett Forwards Gloucester Rugby
Ben Donnell Forwards London Irish Peter Symonds College
Harry Dugmore Forwards Harlequins Whitgift School
Rob Farrar Forwards Newcastle Falcons Sedbergh School
Cal Ford Forwards Sale Sharks Sandbach School
Lewis Holsey Forwards Worcester Warriors Solihull School
Henri Lavin Forwards Leicester Tigers Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
Ted Leatherbarrow Forwards Sale Sharks Kirkham Grammar School
Samson Ma'asi Forwards Northampton Saints St Joseph's College, Ipswich
George Martin Forwards Leicester Tigers Brooksby Melton College
Will Montgomery Forwards Newcastle Falcons Kirkbie Kendal School
Bevan Rodd Forwards Sale Sharks Sedbergh School
JJ Tonks Forwards Gloucester Rugby Hartpury College
Rus Tuima Forwards Exeter Chiefs Exeter College
Harry Barlow Backs Harlequins Cranleigh School
George Barton Backs Gloucester Rugby Dean Close School
Blake Boyland Backs Bristol Rugby SGS College
Connor Doherty Backs Sale Sharks Kirkham Grammar School
Reece Dunn Backs Gloucester Rugby St Peter's High School
Josh Hodge Backs Newcastle Falcons Sedbergh School
Jacob Morris Backs Gloucester Rugby Hartpury College
Callum Pascoe Backs Newcastle Falcons Gosforth Academy
Jack Reeves Backs Gloucester Rugby Hartpury College
Will Simonds Backs Wasps The Henley College
Ollie Sleightholme Backs Northampton Saints Northampton School for Boys
Manu Vunipola Backs Saracens Harrow School

References
  1. Chris Thau (16 April 2009). "Forty years of age grade growth in Europe". IRB website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "Ireland overcome England U18 in FIRA/AER final". RFU. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. "England Under 18 kick off tour with tight win". RugbyNetwork.Net. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. "Defeat for England young guns against France". RugbyNetwork.Net. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 36-29 England". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 19-14 England". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "SA Schools 2013 Rugby Series". Youth Sports Network. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. "SA Schools 2013 Rugby Series". Youth Sports Network. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  9. "Late Mallinder kick gives England U18 victory against Wales". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  10. "Second win for England Under-18s". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 22-30 England U18". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. "Aspland-Robinson double sees off France U18". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  13. "Two from two for England U18". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  14. "England U18 edged out by South Africa". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  15. "England Under 18s beaten by France in South Africa". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  16. "England Under 18s beaten by South Africa Schools A". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  17. "England Under 18s suffer heartache against South Africa Schools". RFU. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  18. "England U18s defeat France 24-8 in South Africa". RFU. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  19. "England U18 defeated by Wales in South Africa". RFU. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  20. "England U18s defeat South Africa Schools". RFU. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  21. "England U18s squad named for Six Nations Festival". RFU. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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