North Midlands Under-20s have made eight changes to their squad for their friendly against Warwickshire at Finstall Park, Bromsgrove on Monday January 11 (7.30pm).
The newcomers were unavailable for the win over Berkshire in North Midlands’ first warm-up match at Dudley Kingswinford last month and will have the chance to impress the county selectors before the opening National Under-20 Chmpionship match against Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at Derby on February 7.
The newcomers include locks John Kelly and Billy Castle and back row forwards Adam Brankley and Jonny Charmley with scrum-half Jacob Nash, fly-half Ben Phillips and wings Leon Parson and Will Ford called up in the backs.
North Midlands Under-20s squad:
Backs: Jacob Nash (Stourbridge), Joe Mullock (Whitchurch), Ben Phillips (Loughborough University), James Hussey (Moseley), Henry Beer (Harper Adams University), Caron Davies (Harper Adams University), Jerome Jaddoo (Moseley), Leon Parson (Hereford), Michael Ho (Old Saltleians), Alex Gibson (Birmingham Exiles), Will Ford (Hereford).
Forwards: Jake Thompson (Dudley Kingswinford), Ellis Moysey (Newport), Conor Thorneycroft (Bournville), Nathan Cyster (Moseley), Julius Hunt (Aston OE), John Kelly (Luctonians), Billy Castle (Birmingham & Solihull), James Hollies (Camp Hill), Sam Knott (Worcester University), Jake Guildford (Edwardians), Ben Vincent (Harper Adams University), Ethan Channer (Aston OE), Morgan Dawes (Moseley), Adam Brankley (Harper Adams University), Jonny Charmley (Whitchurch).