Welsh Schools U16 name team to face England

Welsh Schools U16 head coach Duane Goodfield and his assistants Deiniol Evans and Richie Rees have named their squad for the match, to be held at Bridgewater and Albion in Somerset (14:00).

Wales were the winners in last year’s fixture, with several of this year’s U18 players helping them to a nail-biting 23-22 victory on home soil in Ystrad Mynach. 

Wales U16 team to face England 

15 Sam Earl-Jones (RGC/Eirias)
14 Dafydd Thomas (Aberdare/Aberdare Community School/Blues)
13 Bradley Roderick (Resolven/Llangatwg Comp/Ospreys)
12 Aneurin Owen (NHSOB/Gwynllyw/Dragons)
11 Morgan Richards (Caldicot/Gwynllyw/Dragons)
10 Sam Costelow (Pencoed/Pencoed Comp/Ospreys)
9 David Jones (Felinfoel/Strade/Scarlets)
1 Garyn Phillips (Abercynon/Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun/Blues)
2 Aneurin James (Pontypridd/Gartholwg/Blues)
3 Tom Sly (Pencoed/Pencoed Comp/Blues)
4 Ben Carter (Caldicot/Caldicot/Dragons)
5 Owen Jones (Aberaeron/Aberaeron/Scarlets)
6 Reuben Williams (Cowbridge/Cowbridge Comp/Blues)
7 Dillon Caulfield (Resolven/Ystalyfera/Ospreys)
8 Sam Williams (Burry Port/Strade/Scarlets)

Replacements

16 Llew Phillips Taylor (Burry Port/Strade/Scarlets)
17 Matthew Iles (Pontypridd/Gartholwg/Blues)
18 Iestyn Haskins (Ystrad Rhondda/Treorchy Comp/Blues)
19 Teddy Williams (CRICC/Plasmawr/Blues)
20 Craig Miller (Llanishen/Glantaf/Blues)
21 Dan Hiscocks (Brecon/Ystalyfera/Ospreys)
22 Ioan Evans (Pontypridd/Pontypridd High/Blues)
23 Dan O’Sullivan (Cowbridge/Brynteg/Ospreys)
 
Welsh Schools U16 Team Management: 
 
Team Manager: Gerry Roberts
Head Coach: Duane Goodfield 
Backs Coach: Richie Rees
Defence Coach: Deiniol Evans 
Chairman of Selectors – Nick Murphy (WSRU)