Chiefs quartet named in Under-20s squad

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Exeter Chiefs back-row forward Rus Tuima is among four players from the club to have been named in the England Under-20s training squad for the Six Nations Championship

By Mark Stevens
27/11/19

Four Exeter Chiefs players have been named in a 45-man squad, which will convene for the first England U20s training camp of the 2019/20 season.

Richard Capstick, Barrie Karea, Sam Maunder and Rusiate Tuima will allhead to Bisham Abbey (28-30 November) as they begin preparations for the 2020 U20 Six Nations Championship.

With the exception of Karea, the remaining three Chiefs have all been capped at Under-20s level by England before, featuring in last season’s Six Nations Championship, which was won by Ireland.

England U20s are led by head coach Alan Dickens with the side opening their Six Nations campaign against France on Saturday, February 1.

A 32-elite player squad will be named in January ahead of the start of the tournament.

The training squad for this week’s camp includes eight players already capped by England U20s.

England U20 squad for November training camp

LennoxAnyanwu – Harlequins
Alfie Barbeary – Wasps
George Barton – Gloucester
Harvey Beaton - Saracens
Joseph Browning - Leicester Tigers
Richard Capstick - Exeter Chiefs
Joseph Carpenter - Sale Sharks
Jack Clement - Gloucester
Phil Cokanasiga - London Irish
Tom Curtis - Sale Sharks
Theodor Dan - Saracens
Connor Doherty - Sale Sharks
Ben Donnell - London Irish
Callum Ford - Sale Sharks
Thomas Freeman - Northampton Saints
Josh Gillespie - Northampton Saints
Josh Gray - Gloucester
Luke Green - London Irish
GabrielHamer-Webb - Bath
GeorgeHammond - Harlequins
Will Haydon-Wood - Newcastle Falcons
Josh Hodge - Newcastle Falcons
Emmanuel Iyogun - Northampton Saints
Barrie Karea - Exeter Chiefs
George Martin - Leicester Tigers
Sam Maunder - Exeter Chiefs
Nahum Merigan - Bath
Chunya Munga - London Irish
Zachery Nearchou - Wasps
Oliver Newman - Northampton Saints
Max Ojomoh - Bath
Raphael Quirke - Sale Sharks
Sam Riley - Harlequins
Tom Roebuck- Sale Sharks
Fin Rossiter - London Irish
Oliver Sleightholme - Northampton Saints
Freddie Steward - Leicester Tigers
Oliver Stonham - Saracens
Hugh Tizard - Harlequins
Jarett Tonks - Northampton Saints
Rusitate Tuima - Exeter Chiefs
Jack Van Poortvliet - Leicester Tigers
Manu Vunipola - Saracens
Charlie Watson- Saracens
James Whitcombe - Leicester Tigers


England U20s Six Nations fixtures


France v England
Saturday, 1 February, KO 8pm GMT, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Scotland v England
Friday 7 February, KO 7.30pm GMT, Myreside, Edinburgh

England v Ireland
Friday, 21 February, KO 7.45pm GMT, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton

England v Wales
Friday, 6 March, KO 7.45pm GMT, Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Italy v England
Sunday, 15 March, KO 5.30pm GMT, Payanini Rugby Center, Verona

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