News from Surrey County Rugby

London & South East U16 team announced for first divisional festival

Monday January 4, 2010
Issued by Hugh Godwin

The London & South East Under 16 selectors have named their team for the match against Midlands U16 in the first Divisional festival of the season, this Sunday (January 10, 1pm) at Broadstreet RFC near Coventry.

Fly half Will Hooley, who helped The Leys School from Cambridge to win the Daily Mail RBS U15 Vase final at Twickenham Stadium last season, is one of four Eastern Counties players in the starting XV including captain and flanker Gabriel Carroll from St Joseph's, Ipswich.

Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Kent and Surrey are also represented in the squad, many of whom will hopeful of emulating the seven London & South East players who earned England U16 caps last season, or the quartet who represented England U16 A.

There will be a match against the North U16 in the second Divisional festival at the same Broadstreet venue on Sunday January 24 (11am kick-off), as the build-up continues for England Under 16's campaign at the Four Nations Tournament in Italy, and England U16 A's participation in the International Festival at Wellington College, both in April.

Some 246 London & South East players were watched over the course of 13 graded inter county matches and 93 attended a preliminary trial.

London & South East Under 16, v Midlands U16 at Broadstreet RFC, Sunday January 10, 1pm:

15 Antony Watson (St George's College and Surrey)
14 Billy Maddock (Lord Wandsworth College and Hampshire)
13 Harry Sloan (The Skinners School and Kent)
12 George Catchpole (Norwich School and Eastern Counties)
11 Jordan Burns (Epsom College and Surrey)
10 William Hooley (The Leys School and Eastern Counties)
9 Simon Sexton (Wellington College and Surrey)

1 Tom Smallbone (London Oratory School and Middlesex)
2 Jamie Charlton-Little (Perins School and Hampshire)
3 Tomas Rhodes (Flegg High School and Eastern Counties)
4 Jack Ramshaw (Bay House School and Hampshire)
5 Tom Hilton-Stevens (RGS Guildford and Surrey)
6 Harry Ledger (Whitgift School and Surrey)
7 Gabriel Carroll (St Joseph's College and Eastern Counties, capt)
8 Alex Bradley (Bishop Wandsworth School and Surrey)

Replacements:
16 Thomas Clarke (Oaks Park High School and Essex)
17 Max Crumpton (The King John School and Essex)
18 Alfie Hutcherson (Billericay School and Essex)
19 Maro Itoje (St George's School and Hertfordshire)
20 Luke Huelin (De La Salle College Jersey and Hampshire)
21 Harry Theologititis (Orleans Park School and Middlesex)
22 Nick Robinson (Beaumont School and Hertfordshire).

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