Worcester Warriors have four players in the England Under-18s squad for February’s development camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre.
Jack Forsythe, Seb Atkinson, Finlay Smith and Ollie Wynn have all been named in the 46-player squad and will be keen to impress on the four-day camp as preparations step-up ahead of April’s U18 Six Nations Festival in France.
Forsythe, a key part of the Warriors squad that reached the Premiership Rugby Academy League Finals and playmaker Smith fly the flag for Warwick School, while centre Atkinson and scrum-half Wynn will be doing Bromsgrove School proud.
The squad is led by new Head Coach Jonathan Pendlebury, who is assisted by Darlington Mowden Park coach Mark Luffman and Harlequins academy coach Mark Mapletoft for the season.
Former England international Mapletoft has previous experience of coaching in the player pathway having been England Under-20s coach and also held a senior role at Harlequins until 2019. Luffman has coached in the pathway since 2014 and continues his role with England Under-18s.