Nic Dolly and Cameron Redpath are joined by Arron Reed in England starting line up for France game.
England U20’s have announced their squad to face France at Sandy Park, Exeter, home of the Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs. For this fixture England have made three changes to the starting line up which sees Sale Sharks Academy trio Cameron Redpath come in at Centre for Tom Hardwick, with Arron Reed making his England U20’s debut on the wing. All three players have played an active role in Sale FC’s National League One campaign this season.
The other player to remain in the starting line up out of the trio selected for the game is hooker Nic Dolly, who retains his place after an excellent performance in their loss to Ireland last Friday night.
The team selected to face France on Saturday (12.05pm on Sky Sports) at Sandy Park, Exeter is:
15. Josh Hodge (Newcastle Falcons), 14. Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints), 13. Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors), 12. Cameron Redpath (Sale Sharks), 11. Arron Reed (Sale Sharks), 10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins), 9. Sam Maunder (Exeter Chiefs), 1. Olly Adkins (Gloucester), 2. Nic Dolly (Sale Sharks), 3. Marcus Street (Exeter Chiefs), 4. Joel Kpoku (Saracens), 5. Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), 6. Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors), 7. Aaron Hinkley (Gloucester), 8. Tom Willis (Wasps)
Replacements: 16. Ben Atkins (London Irish), 17. Kai Owen (Worcester Warriors), 18. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), 19. James Scott (Worcester Warriors), 20. Rusiate Tuima (Exeter Chiefs), 21. Ollie Fox (Yorkshire Carnegie), 22. Tom Hardwick (Leicester Tigers), 23. Tom de Glanville (Bath Rugby).