Four North Midlands players have been included in the Midlands Under-20s squad for the Divisional Match against the North at Chesterfield’s Dunston Road ground on Sunday May 1 (2.30pm).
Number eight Adam Brankley (Harper Adams University) has been named in the starting XV for the match with prop Jordan Grass and fly-half Jack Harrison (both Newport) and full-back Joe Hearle (Southend) among the replacements.
The match is a final opportunity for Midlands players to impress the England Counties Under-20s selectors before they sit down to select a squad to tour Russia in June.
The Midlands Under-20s squad for Sunday’s match has been selected from players who impressed in the National Under-20 Championship and Shield competitions earlier this season and after a warm-up game against the Nottingham Academy last weekend.