Chiefs U17s and U18s Named for Saracens Clashes

Exeter Chiefs Academy have named their U17s and U18s sides to take on Saracens age-grades this weekend at StoneX Stadium.

Exeter Chiefs U18s had their second league game of the campaign last Saturday against a buoyant Harlequins side. The game was a very tense and close encounter with Harlequins coming out winners 17-19. 

The young Chiefs team fought hard throughout taking an early 3-0 lead after 11 minutes with a penalty from fly half Rory O'Kane. It was Quins who hit the lead with two converted tries in ten minutes to take the score to 3-14. Chiefs U18s finished the half stronger with a try from hooker Josh Addie converted by O'Kane making the half time score 10-14 with everything to play for in the second half.

It was Harlequins who started the stronger with an unconverted try however Chiefs again showed grit and resilience with a try from replacement prop Sam Vickery again converted by O'Kane. With time running out it was Chiefs piling on all the pressure but ran out of time giving Harlequins their second close victory in a week.

Chiefs go to the formidable Saracens who are two from two tomorrow (Saturday, January 18) with nothing to lose looking to put together a performance we know we are capable of.

Exeter Chiefs U17s, who also suffered defeat to the hands of Harlequins in their first outing of the season, go to Saracens on Saturday to take on the Londoners' younger side.

Chiefs U18s [KO 13:00, Saturday 18]:

15 Sammy Woolf

14 Finn Love

13 Ollie Batson

12 Noah Clifford

11 Oliver Chandler-Sullivan

10 Rory O'Kane

9 George Newman (c)

1 Jake Parkes

2 Dexter Randle

3 Sam Vickery

4 Lewis Vatcher

5 Harrison Hayman

6 Olly Williams

7 Alec Bagwell 

8 Henry Gascoyne

Replacements:

16 Jake Power

17 Toby Bishop

18 Riley Raikes

19 Harvey Willis

20 Henry Hicks

21 Sam Bray

22 Connor Chesterfield

23 Charlie Tate

Chiefs U17s [KO 14:45, Saturday 18]:

15 Olly Bonds

14 Marley Johns

13 Elliott Pocknell

12 Will Pidwell

11 Callum Walsh

10 Tom Tanswell

9 Olly Bertie

1 Mawgan Talling

2 Ollie Darby

3 Haydn Pellow

4 Oisin Smith

5 Josh Stansfield

6 Tyler Knightley (c)

7 Harry Westlake

8 Alfie Johns

Replacements:

16 Diego Lerro

17 Josh Bratt

19 Jake Mackenzie

20 Henry Tanner

21 Ben Whysall

22 Noah Driesen 

23 Charlie Hill