In their first defeat this season, England U18s played Wales on Sunday at Ebbw Vale RFC with Saints' Academy centre Fraser Strachan among their ranks.
Though they led 12-10 at the break, Wales' fight back saw England defeated 29-19 with an impressive second half performance from the hosts.
ENGLAND U18 SIDE THAT FACED WALES U18
15 Ben Loader (London Irish – Wellington College)
14 Elliott Obatoyinbo (Saracens – Harrow School)
13 Tom Seabrook (Gloucester Rugby – Dean Close)
12 Fraser Strachan (Northampton Saints – Bedford School)
11 Max Coyle (Harlequins –Reigate Grammar School)
10 Kieran Wilkinson (Sale Sharks – Kirkham Grammar School)
9 Will Porter (Wasps – Merchant Taylors School)
1 Nick Rigby (Worcester Warriors – Malvern College)
2 Will Capon (Bristol Rugby – Bristol Grammar School)
3 Kieran Verden (Bath Rugby – Beechen Cliff School)
4 Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors – Worcester College)
5 James Scott (Worcester Warriors – Malvern College)
6 Josh Basham (London Irish – Wellington College)
7 Charlie Wright (Exeter Chiefs - Exeter College)
8 Sam Moore (Sale Sharks – Sedbergh School)
16 Nic Dolly (Sale Sharks)
17 Tom Rowland (Bristol Rugby – Bristol Grammar School)
18 Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers – Wyggeston & QEI College)
19 Joe Tunney (Wasps – Dr Challoners Grammar School)
20 Sean Reffell (Saracens – Harrow School)
21 Ollie Fox (Yorkshire Carnegie – New College Pontefract)
22 Cameron Redpath (Sale Sharks – Sedbergh School)
23 Nick David (Worcester Warriors – Warwick School)
