News | Northampton Saints | Rugby | Official Site : Two Saints In England U21 Squad

England have named their squad for June's Under-21 World Cup in Johannseburg, South Africa, with a number of players boasting Zurich Premiership experience.
Among them is Northampton Saints' No 8/flanker Mark Soden and U21s hooker James Buckland.
England U21 manager Peter Drewitt said ahead of the competition: "The U21 World Championship provides the players with an outstanding opportunity to compete against the best in the world at their age level and I have no doubt that they will find the tournament both challenging and rewarding."

England U21 squad

Forwards: James Buckland (Northampton Saints), Nick Cox (Gloucester), Phillip Davies (Sale Sharks), James Forrester (Gloucester), Ben Gotting (London Wasps), Michael Holford (Leicester Tigers), Stuart Hooper (Saracens), Mark Irish (Gloucester), Mike McCarthy (London Wasps), Alistair McKenzie (London Wasps), Chris Morgan (Bristol Shoguns), Martin Purdy (London Wasps), James Scaysbrook (Bath), Mark Soden, (Northampton Saints).
Backs: Adam Billig (Leicester Tigers), Alex Cadwallader (Bristol Shoguns), Anthony Elliott (Sale Sharks), Jon Goodridge (Gloucester), Ben Hampson (Saracens), Andrew Higgins (Bristol Shoguns), Paul Hodgson (Bristol Shoguns), Matthew Honeyben (Saracens), Simon Hunt (London Irish), Ed Thrower (London Irish), Sam Vesty (Leicester Tigers), Tom Voyce (Bath).

Over the past few months a Saints trio have been pounding the highways and byways of Northamptonshire in preparation for one of the country's toughest challenges - The Wall.

Alex Day and Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi will be facing the Haka tomorrow evening when England Under-20 come up against New Zealand in the IRB Junior World Championships semi-finals.

We all remember who introduced us to the fantastic atmosphere of a Franklin's Gardens match day and the roller-coaster life that comes with being a Saints supporter.