By Harry Mottram: Two Beechen Cliff players have been selected by England U18 Men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury and assistant coach Will Parkin for a camp at Pennyhill Park. The three-day meeting commences this Friday, aiding in age-grade players’ development within a senior professional environment in preparation for the 2026 U18 Six Nations Festival next April.
Included within the 43-player group are Beechen Cliff’s Declan Treacey and Max Hooper. The fleet of foot backs will be hoping to make an impression on the coaches at the training camp – which also includes lads from Gloucester, Exeter and Bristol. Georgia Faosiliva,of Hartpury College – another player from Bath Rugby Academy, has also been named in the squad.
With the support of men’s pathway staff including U20 Men’s head coach Andy Titterrell and Head of Men’s Player Pathway Mark Mapletoft, the cohort will access the facilities at the England Rugby Performance Centre for the first time. Nathan Catt and Kevin Sorrell will also be involved with scrum and defence coaching, respectively.
Upon conclusion of the PREM Next Gen Academy League and RFU ACE Boys League, England U18 Men will return to camp on 25 February ahead of a preparation fixture against France at Chinnor RFC on Saturday 14 March (kick-off: 2pm).
Pendlebury said: “This weekend is a highlight in our season and an opportunity for our development group to experience world class training facilities whilst representing the rose. A real focus of this camp is alignment and serving as a touchpoint for those within the pathway to support the evident talent set to progress through the age-grades. We are revisiting our speed principle and looking to layer space on-field, with an off-pitch focus of seizing the opportunity the environment offers and to continue prioritising psychological areas of development.
“Taking to the pitch following on from a successful autumn for the senior and Men’s A set-ups, complemented with bespoke coaching from across the pathway, is an inspiring prospect for our young players this week. We hope that with all staff from across the pathway, this camp provides an exciting opportunity for us all to get better.”
England U18 Men’s December Development Camp squad
(includes academy, school/college and U18 caps)
Forwards
Seva Batikora (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College, 2 caps)
Kwame Bekoe (Leicester Tigers, Norwich School, 3 caps)
Charlie Bray (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School, 4 caps)
Fin Charles (Leicester Tigers, Denstone College, uncapped)
Tom Dargan (Saracens, Harrow School, uncapped)
Josh De Waal (Gloucester Rugby, St Edwards School Oxford, uncapped)
Tiane Elone (Saracens, Mill Hill School, uncapped)
Georgia Faosiliva (Bath Rugby, Hartpury College, uncapped)
Jordan Ikeh (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar, 3 caps)
Henry Johnson (Leicester Tigers, Oakham School, uncapped)
Freddie Jones (Saracens, Sutton Valence School, 2 caps)
Ben Koolen (Gloucester Rugby, Bloxham School, uncapped)
Kajetan Lewandowski (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College, uncapped)
Jack Lewis (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys, 5 caps)
Euan Oakes (Newcastle Red Bulls, Gosforth Academy, uncapped)
Lawrence Ogbonnaya (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School, 3 caps)
Aiden Reid (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys, 3 caps)
Charles Rotimi (Saracens, Campion School, uncapped)
Teddy Smith-Milne (Gloucester Rugby, Clifton College, uncapped)
Mawgan Talling (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, uncapped)
George Tonga’uhia (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Harry Westlake (Exeter Chiefs, Ivybridge Community College, uncapped)
Ellis Woolrych (Harlequins, St John’s School Leatherhead, uncapped)
Backs
Will Bayston (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School, 2 caps)
Charlie Bosanko (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, uncapped)
Ajay Edwards (Newcastle Red Bulls, Durham School, 3 caps)
Sonny Goode (Northampton Saints, Bloxham School, 2 caps)
Archie Guyver (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College, uncapped)
Oli Hewitt (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School, uncapped)
Max Hooper (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School, uncapped)
Zac Jones (Saracens, Mill Hill, uncapped)
Samuel Marshall (Harlequins, Whitgift School, uncapped)
Will Moore (Bristol Bears Clifton College, uncapped)
Ollie Myall (Leicester Tigers, Oxford College, uncapped)
Caspar Reeves (Bristol Bears, Taunton School, uncapped)
Hugh Shields (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys, 5 caps)
Oscar Talbot (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School, 6 caps)
Charlie Tamani (Northampton Saints, Finborough School, 7 caps)
James Townsend (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School, 6 caps)
Declan Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School, 7 caps)
Jack Tyler (Harlequins, Cardinal Newman, uncapped)
Kai Wilkinson (Gloucester Rugby, St Edwards School Oxford, uncapped)
Krystof Wood (Gloucester Rugby, Bromsgrove School, 2 caps)
The main image is from Beechen Cliff’s website highlighting the school’s rugby players.
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