Centre Aaron Martin, who missed the 7-5 win over a France Regional Academies Under 18s last Saturday starts with the nine players who were replacements in that match also named in the starting XV for the finale of the International Triangular Festival.

There is a new front row of John Whittaker, Owen MacCuish and Ciaran Knight with lock Cameron Gray and back row forwards also called up in the pack.

In the backs Jacob Atkins starts at fly-half and Fergus Wood at full-back. There are also  positional switches for James Shillcock, who moves from fly-half to centre, and wing James Spencer who started at full back against France.

England Counties Under 18s

15 Fergus Wood (Ardingly College, Hove RFC and Sussex)

14 Myles Bean (King Edward VI School, Bedford Blues RFC and Warwickshire)

13 Aaron Martin (Bilton School, Bedford Blues RFC and Warwickshire)

12 James Shillcock (Warwick School, Worcester RFC and Warwickshire)

11 James Spencer (Queen Elizabeth GS, Penrith RFC and Cumbria)

10 Jacob Atkins (St Pauls School, Bracknell RFC and Berkshire)

9 Ruaridh Dawson (Newcastle School for Boys, Blaydon RFC and Northumberland)

1 John Whittaker (Sandbach School, Sandbach RFC and Cheshire)

2 Owen MacCuish (Sandbach School, Sandbach RFC and Cheshire),

3 Ciaran Knight (St Peter’s School, Matson RFC and Gloucestershire),

4 John MacKenzie (Runshaw College, Preston Grasshoppers RFC and Lancashire - captain)

5 Cameron Gray (The Oratory School, Maidenhead RFC and Berkshire)

6 Joe Duffy (Myerscough College, Sale Sharks and Lancashire)

7 Justin Rowland (George Abbot School, Chobham RFC and Surrey),  

8 Max Hill (Worcester Sixth Form College, Malvern RFC and North Midlands)

Replacements: Harrison Berresford (Hautlieu School, Jersey RFC and Hampshire), Tom Doughty (St Bartholomews School, Hove RFC and Sussex), Jack Conteh (Myerscough College, Sale Sharks and Lancashire), Josh Novell (Bedes School, Crowborough RFC and Sussex), Matt Palphreyman (Wirral GS, Wirral RFC and Cheshire), Dylan Morris (Reed’s School, Wimbledon RFC and Surrey), Will Newett (Leeds GS and Yorkshire), Connor Hayhow (St Paul’s School, Bracknell RFC and Berkshire), Ben Usher (The Priory Academy, Newark RFC and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire).