North Midlands pair Dan Morgan and Ben Shimwell will start for Midlands Under-18s in their Divisional match against the North at Macclesfield RFC on Sunday February 21 (2pm).
Hooker Morgan (Ellesmere College and Wrexham RFC) and openside flanker Shimwell (King’s School, Worcester and Ledbury RFC) both impressed playing for North Midlands in their programme of three county matches before Christmas and in assessment and trial sessions with the Midlands since then.
They were both involved in the match against The Lambs representative side at Uppingham School earlier this month and will now have the chance to impress the England Counties Under-18 selectors who are selecting a squad for the triangular festival, which also involves Ireland and France, in Dublin next month.