Aiden Reid, Jack Lewis and Charlie Tamani have all been selected to start for England U18s this Saturday (11 April, kick-off: 3:15pm) at Stade Municipal Louis Darragon, Vichy, with Sonny Goode named on the bench.
Lewis captains his country for a second consecutive fixture, whilst clubmate Tamani will earn his tenth U18 cap against Italy in England’s final fixture of the 2026 U18s Men’s Six Nations Festival.
On the selection, Head Coach Jonathan Pendlebury said: “We’re really pleased with how the whole matchday 26 showed their mental resilience against Georgia, especially in key moments where they had to stay composed, support each other and find solutions under pressure.
“Across the festival so far, the focus has been on enjoyment, development and growth, and it’s been encouraging to see the players take real ownership of that journey both on and off the field.
“Now we look forward to finishing strongly against Italy, continuing to express ourselves and building on the progress we’ve made together as a squad.”
England U18 Men’s squad to face Italy (includes academy, school/college and U18 caps)
15 Caspar Reeves (Bristol Bears, Taunton School, 3 caps)
14 Archie Guyver (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, 3 caps)
13 Will Moore (Bristol Bears, Clifton College, 1 cap)
12 Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School, 10 caps)
11 Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough School, 9 caps)
10 Zac Jones (Saracens, Mill Hill, 3 caps)
9 Will Bayston (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School, 5 caps)
1 Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys, 6 caps)
2 Casper Wheeler (Bristol Bears, Hartpury College, 5 caps)
3 Seva Batikora (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College, 5 caps)
4 Kwame Bekoe (Leicester Tigers, Norwich School, 6 caps)
5 Fin Charles (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College, 3 caps)
6 Henry Johnson (Leicester Tigers, Oakham School, 3 caps)
7 Jack Lewis (c) (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys, 8 caps)
8 Ben Allen (Bath Rugby, Wellington College, 3 caps)
Replacements
16 Tiane Elone (Saracens, Mill Hill School, 3 caps)
17 Hendro Hattingh (Sale Sharks, Scarisbrick School, 3 caps)
18 Ben Smith (Yorkshire Academy, Wath Academy, 3 caps)
19 Jeremy Keys (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, 3 caps)
20 Kaiden Watson (Harlequins, Trinity School, 2 caps)
21 Harry Westlake (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, 3 caps)
22 Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham School, 5 caps)
23 Max Hooper (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School, 3 caps)
24 Charlie Bosanko (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, 3 caps)
25 Rio Bennett (Saracens, Brighton College, 3 caps)
26 Oli Hewitt (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School, 3 caps)