England 6N 2016 - General Chit Chat

[ratsapprentice]

I'm hoping that Hepher is there as an "assistant" rather than an actual assistant.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Like how Brick Top is a "boxing promoter"

 

[johnmac99]

England U18 have named their team for the final game of the U18 5 Nations Festival against Wales at 19.30 yesterday evening.

The England U18 'A' side played earlier in the afternoon, losing 17-5 to a very good Italian side, who have also beaten Ireland. Wales, however, beat Italy and, like England, they head into this final game with two wins from two, making this game a theoretical Festival decider.

Two players from the afternoon's U18 'A' game are also on the bench for the evening's game, Sedbergh's Sam Moore and Worcester 6th form College's Ted Hill, both will cover the back row.

Starting in the back row are the immovable Tonbridge number 8, Ben Earl, one half of the outstanding Curry duo, Tom, at openside, and Pocklington's Lewis Wilson at blindside.

There is another back row man in the squad in the shape of Cranleigh's Dino Lamb-Cona, who starts in the second row alongside the ever present Nick Isiekwe of Haileybury.

It is an all Gloucester affair in the front row, with St Peter's Ciaran Knight at tighthead, Hartpury College's Alex Seville at loosehead, and Bromsgrove Henry Walker at hooker. Bromsgrove have been well represented in the hooking department, Beck Cutting started in that jersey for the 'A' side.

In the back division Wellington College's Rory Brand comes in at nine for Leicester Grammar's Ben White, who is on the bench. Brand is joined by his schoolmate Tom Parton, who moves back to full back after starting at twelve against Scotland. A third Wellington College pupil, Ben Loader, is on the bench.

Moulton College's James Grayson comes back into the side at fly half, with Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College's Jacob Umaga moving out one position to the vacated inside centre shirt, where he is joined by New Hall's Oli Morris at 13. Umaga's schoolmate Sam Yawayawa could join him on the field from the bench.

Parton's switch back to full back means that Trinity try machine Gabirel Ibitoye moves out to the right wing, while on the left Denstone College's Levi Davis continues, he too could be joined by a schoolmate should Sam Lewis come on from the bench.

Joining those already mentioned on the bench, will be the front row cover of Royal Hospital School's Alex Rayment, St Paul's Catholic College's Jarod Leat, and KES Aston's Joseph Morris.



England U18 v Wales U18 – 19.30, St Helens, Swansea



England U18 XV:

15 Tom Parton (Wellington College)

14 Gabriel Ibitoye (Trinity)

13 Oli Morris (New Hall)

12 Jacob Umaga (Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College)

11 Levi Davis (Denstone College)

10 James Grayson (Moulton College)

9 Rory Brand (Wellington College)

1 Alex Seville (Hartpury College)

2 Henry Walker (Bromsgrove)

3 Ciaran Knight (St Peter's, Gloucester)

4 Dino Lamb-Cona (Cranleigh)

5 Nick Isiekwe (Haileybury)

6 Lewis Wilson (Pocklington)

7 Tom Curry (Oundle)

8 Ben Earl (Tonbridge)

Replacements

16 Alex Rayment (Royal Hospital School)

17 Jarod Leat (St Paul's Catholic College)

18 Joseph Morris (KES Aston)
19 Sam Lewis (Denstone College)

20 Sam Moore (Sedbergh)

21 Ted Hill (Worcester 6th form College)
22 Ben White (Leicester Grammar School)

23 Ben Loader (Wellington College)

24 Sam Yawayawa (Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College)

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U18 5 Nations Festival Schedule:

England 15-12 Ireland

Wales 31-30 Scotland

Ireland 43-0 Scotland

Wales 24-9 Italy

Italy 21-17 Ireland

England 45-24 Scotland

England A 5-17 Italy

Wales 9-41 England

DEADLY GRAYSON SINKS WALES U18 6 April 2016, 11:08 pm ::Match Report By Graeme Gillespie

A personal haul of 21 points by fly half James Grayson guided England to a 41-9 victory over Wales in the final game of the inaugural Under 18 International Series in Swansea. Grayson pulled the strings expertly for England and no doubt his father Paul, watching from the stand, would have appreciated the direction he gave his backline.

England possessed a potent back division with wingers Gabriel Ibitoye and Levi Davies along with full back Tom Parton full of running while inside backs Jacob Umaga and Oli Morris were constant threats to the Welsh defence.

Wales began brightly and opened the scoring through Ben Jones who landed a penalty and when Morris scored a freakish try in the 13th minute it looked like the omens were against the hosts. Grayson chipped behind the Welsh defence and saw his kick strike the corner flag on the full and change direction at right angles for the English centre to pounce. Grayson rubbed salt into the wound with an excellent sideline conversion.

Jones added a second penalty to reduce the arrears before Morris claimed his second try in the opposite corner. Grayson added the extras with another perfect conversion but Jones offered Wales hope by banging over a third penalty to keep Wales in the hunt, trailing 17-9 at the break.

England seized control virtually from the re-start when Grayson dived over for a converted try. Ibitoye showed devastating pace and power to cruise over but the try of the night went to replacement Ben White who finished off a sweeping move that involved several pairs of hands before White cantered over.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

there is some serious talent in the U18
Earl
The Curries
Umaga
Ibitoye

in particular, Grayson looks one to watch as well.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Isiekwe has looked pretty good too.

It's very, very difficult to predict at that age though.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yeh forgot to put his name down he looks very dangerous.