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Quartet called up to England U20s
Bedford born Tom Litchfield, Ethan Grayson, George Hendy and Tom Lockett have all been called up to Alan Dickens’ England U20s squad to travel to Italy for the upcoming Summer Series.
Centres Litchfield and Grayson – who were instrumental in England’s recent Six Nations campaign – will be looking to add to their five caps apiece, while Lockett and Hendy head to Verona possessing four and three caps respectively.
The U20 Summer Series – which includes the Six Nations unions plus Georgia and South Africa – will provide an alternative to the postponed World Rugby U20 Championship that will return in 2023.
England will face South Africa, France and reigning Grand Slam champions, Ireland in Pool A of the competition; with the winner advancing to the final in Treviso to face the Pool B winners.
Head coach Dickens said: “We’ve had a productive time in camp in Newcastle over the past week, and two successful training games against Scotland that have provided great match play opportunities as we prepare for the summer series.
“We’ve got a great mix of players in the squad. Some with experience of playing at U20 level already and some players who are new to the squad. I’m really pleased with the way they are all supporting and learning from one another.”
England’s Pool A games
Round 1 – England v South Africa, Friday 24 June, KO 4pm (BST), Payanini Centre, Verona
Round 2 – France v England, Wednesday 29 June, KO 4pm (BST), Payanini Centre, Verona
Round 3 – Ireland v England, Tuesday 5 July, KO 7pm (BST), Payanini Centre, Verona
Final
Tuesday 12 July, KO TBC, Stadio Monigo, Treviso
Every game in the U20 Summer Series will be streamed via the Rugby U20 YouTube channel.
