Head coach Charlie Reed has selected his squad to face Gloucester on Thursday (21 August, kick-off 1pm), as Northampton Saints Under-18s hit the road for the first time this term in the second round of the PREM Next Gen league.
The young Saints started their league campaign with a high-scoring 64-51 victory over Exeter Chiefs, and Reed sticks with an unchanged starting front row of Lucas Veevers, Ferdi Barnett-Vincent and Noah Buxton, but Alex Mead comes into the second row to partner George Tonga’uhia.
Will Hepher remains captain at blindside flanker, in an unchanged back row alongside Reuben Williams and No.8 Charlie Hammick.
Jack Woods retains his place at scrum-half with Hardy Linnell moving from fullback to fly-half. Cal Tarry starts at inside centre with Ashton Cox coming in at 13.
George Cooper remains on the wing, whilst Woody Hamilton-Hurst moves to fullback and Elijah Jeyes moves from the bench into the starting XV.
On the bench, Kingsley Gallimore, Ted Warner, Ronan Perkins and Caelin Chin all retain their spots with James Civil coming in as well as Sonny Goode and Aiden Reid who return from England Under-18 duty.
Gloucester U18s vs Northampton Saints U18s
PREM Next Gen Academy League, Round 2
Thursday 21 August, 2025
Kick-off: 1pm
15. Woody Hamilton-Hurst
14. George Cooper
13. Ashton Cox
12. Cal Tarry
11. Elijah Jeyes
10. Hardy Linnell
9. Jack Woods
1. Lucas Veevers
2. Ferdi Barnett-Vincent
3. Noah Buxton
4. Alex Mead
5. George Tonga’uhia
6. Will Hepher (c)
7. Reuben Williams
8. Charlie Hammick
Replacements:
16. Kingsley Gallimore
17. Aiden Reid
18. Ted Warner
19. Ronan Perkins
20. Caelin Chin
21. Sonny Goode
22. James Civil
Immediately following the U18s fixture, the U17s will play in a friendly against Gloucester with a 3pm kick-off.
Gloucester U17s vs Northampton Saints U17s
Friendly
Thursday 21 August, 2025
Kick-off: 3pm
15 Kai Manson, 14 Alfred Tedbury, 13 Josh Miller, 12 Fin Shields, 11 James Ralston-Brown, 10 Harry Carter, 9 Neal Tuladhar; 1 Ben Jones, 2 Charlie Utting (C), 3 Ed Burton, 4 Will Higgins, 5 Seb Dare, 6 Harry Nath, 7 Charlie King, 8 Toby Seaman.
Replacements: 16 James Slater, 17 Dylan Hooper, 18 Dexter Simkiss, 19 Taylor Fenwick, 20 Jordan Johnson, 21 Will Hart, 22 Massimo Rapps, 23 Giovanni Panariello, 24 Howie Barnett-Vincent, 25 Jeremiah German.
