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Wales under 20 Six Nations squad named

Wales under 20 Six Nations squad named


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Five players from last years’ U20 Six Nations squad return to pursue victory in this year's campaign.

Cardiff’s Willgriff John, Llanelli’s Kirby Myhill, Carmarthen’s Rob Evans, Cardiff’s Matthew Screech and Reuben Tucker have been named in the 2012 squad along with 22 new faces.

Myhill returns to the squad with regional experience after appearing 11 times for the Scarlets since August 2011.

The squad are without last year's Liam Williams who made the step up to the senior team in Gatland’s autumn squad and retains his place in the RBS 6 Nations training squad.

The U20 team will play all their home matches for the first time in North Wales at Eirias but first head to Dubarry Park to face Ireland on February 3.

They return to Wales to play Scotland on February 10 in the first of three home matches at the new North Wales facilities.

Head Coach Danny Wilson is confident in the new blood and believes those involved last year will bring some knowledge and experience to the squad. “It’s an exciting young squad we have here, this group of players have trained well over the past few weeks, there’s a fair amount of talent in the wider squad," he said.

“We’re looking forward to a tough challenge against Ireland away and preparations are going well.

“We’re all excited about the change of venue to Eirias in Colwyn Bay. The facilities are superb, we’re hoping to get a good crowd in from north Wales and promote the U20’s in this area.

“We will be settling in and making Eirias our home ground and I know rugby is well supported in north Wales and we would love a good crowd to come along and support the U20’s and make Eirias a difficult place for opposition to visit.”

2012 U20 Six Nations Squad:

Forwards

Front Row

Rob Evans. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Tom Davies. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Dan Suter. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Willgriff John. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Kirby Myhill. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Jamie Sollis. Club: Cross Keys, Region: Dragons

Second Row

Matthew Screech. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Jack Jones, Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Rhodri Hughes. Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Back Row

Ellis Jenkins. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Daniel Thomas. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Dan Crimmins. Club: Cardiff

Rueben Tucker, Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Backs

Half backs

Jonathan Evans. Club: Bedwas, Region: Dragons

Joshua Davies. Club: Newport, Region: Dragons

Jack Moates. Club: London Irish

Jordan Williams, Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Sam Davies. Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Lewis Williams. Club: Pontypridd, Region: Blues

Centres

Cory Allen. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Nathan Edwards. Club: Bridgend

Luke Williams. Club: Cross Keys, Region: Dragons

Wings/Full backs

Luke Morgan. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Iolo Evans. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Jake Randall. Club: Llandovery, Region: Scarlets

Ross Jones. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Fixtures:

Ireland v Wales, Dubarry Park, KO 19.05- 03/02/2012

Wales v Scotland, Eirias, KO 19.35- 10/02/2012

England v Wales, Twickenham Stoop, KO 19.30- 24/02/2012

Wales v Italy, Eirias, KO 19.10- 09/03/2012

Wales v France, Eirias, KO 19.35- 16/03/2012

Wales under 20 Six Nations squad named

Wales under 20 Six Nations squad named


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Five players from last years’ U20 Six Nations squad return to pursue victory in this year's campaign.

Cardiff’s Willgriff John, Llanelli’s Kirby Myhill, Carmarthen’s Rob Evans, Cardiff’s Matthew Screech and Reuben Tucker have been named in the 2012 squad along with 22 new faces.

Myhill returns to the squad with regional experience after appearing 11 times for the Scarlets since August 2011.

The squad are without last year's Liam Williams who made the step up to the senior team in Gatland’s autumn squad and retains his place in the RBS 6 Nations training squad.

The U20 team will play all their home matches for the first time in North Wales at Eirias but first head to Dubarry Park to face Ireland on February 3.

They return to Wales to play Scotland on February 10 in the first of three home matches at the new North Wales facilities.

Head Coach Danny Wilson is confident in the new blood and believes those involved last year will bring some knowledge and experience to the squad. “It’s an exciting young squad we have here, this group of players have trained well over the past few weeks, there’s a fair amount of talent in the wider squad," he said.

“We’re looking forward to a tough challenge against Ireland away and preparations are going well.

“We’re all excited about the change of venue to Eirias in Colwyn Bay. The facilities are superb, we’re hoping to get a good crowd in from north Wales and promote the U20’s in this area.

“We will be settling in and making Eirias our home ground and I know rugby is well supported in north Wales and we would love a good crowd to come along and support the U20’s and make Eirias a difficult place for opposition to visit.”

2012 U20 Six Nations Squad:

Forwards

Front Row

Rob Evans. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Tom Davies. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Dan Suter. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Willgriff John. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Kirby Myhill. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Jamie Sollis. Club: Cross Keys, Region: Dragons

Second Row

Matthew Screech. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Jack Jones, Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Rhodri Hughes. Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Back Row

Ellis Jenkins. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Daniel Thomas. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Dan Crimmins. Club: Cardiff

Rueben Tucker, Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Backs

Half backs

Jonathan Evans. Club: Bedwas, Region: Dragons

Joshua Davies. Club: Newport, Region: Dragons

Jack Moates. Club: London Irish

Jordan Williams, Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Sam Davies. Club: Swansea, Region: Ospreys

Lewis Williams. Club: Pontypridd, Region: Blues

Centres

Cory Allen. Club: Cardiff, Region: Blues

Nathan Edwards. Club: Bridgend

Luke Williams. Club: Cross Keys, Region: Dragons

Wings/Full backs

Luke Morgan. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Iolo Evans. Club: Llanelli, Region: Scarlets

Jake Randall. Club: Llandovery, Region: Scarlets

Ross Jones. Club: Bridgend, Region: Ospreys

Fixtures:

Ireland v Wales, Dubarry Park, KO 19.05- 03/02/2012

Wales v Scotland, Eirias, KO 19.35- 10/02/2012

England v Wales, Twickenham Stoop, KO 19.30- 24/02/2012

Wales v Italy, Eirias, KO 19.10- 09/03/2012

Wales v France, Eirias, KO 19.35- 16/03/2012

Wright names Scotland Under-20 squad for RBS 6 Nations

Wright names Scotland Under-20 squad for RBS 6 Nations
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Scotland Under-20 head coach Peter Wright has named a 40-man squad ahead of the RBS 6 Nations and is keen to improve on last year's performance
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Wright names Scotland Under-20 squad for RBS 6 Nations
Scotland Under-20 head coach Peter Wright has taken no chances ahead of the RBS 6 Nations by naming a bumper squad and has called on his young charges to impress.

The Scots propped up the 2011 table, but after naming a 40-strong squad ahead of the first match against England on February 3, Wright is confident it will be a different story this time round.

Seven players from last year’s squad retain their place, among them Alex Allan, Mark Bennett and Mitch Eadie, while Tommaso Allan, Russell Anderson and Chris Auld are just three from a dozen promoted from last season’s Under-18 squad.

After their clash with the Auld Enemy at Firhill, they travel to Wales seven days later, and with games coming thick and fast for Wright’s side, he is keen to utilise his full complement.

He said: “It’s necessary to bring together a bigger core group for the forthcoming Under-20s matches because of the quality of players we have in this age group.

“As well as bringing back seven players from last year’s squad, who will bring experience to the side we are introducing a number of exciting young talents from Scotland under-18 and Scotland 7s.

“I’m keen to give as many of these players game time and a chance to impress.

“We’re really looking forward to the challenge that the Six Nations will bring, playing against some of the best talent at this level.

“The competition will also help us work towards the Under-20s Rugby World Cup in South Africa later this year, where we will be up against the best teams in the world.”

Scotland under-20 squad:

Backs: Tommaso Allan (Western Province), Chris Auld (Gala), Mark Bennett (Clermont Auvergne), Jack Bradford (Nottingham Rugby), Michael Crawley (Boroughmuir), Jamie Farndale (Edinburgh Accies), Robbie Fergusson (Ayr), Gary Graham (Gala), Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Heriot's), Rory Hughes (Glasgow Hawks), Harris Jones (Boroughmuir), Harry Leonard (Edinburgh Rugby), Murray McConnell (Glasgow Warriors), Alistair Price (Bedford Blues), Finn Russell (Falkirk), Jack Steele (Dundee HSFP), Scott Steele (Leicester Tigers), Jamie Stevenson (London Scottish), Peter Stewart (Nudgee College Schoolboys)

Forwards: Alex Allan (Loughborough Students), Russell Anderson (Gala), Adam Ashe (Stirling County), Jamie Bhatti (Stirling County), Will Bordill (Sale Sharks), Struan Cessford (Heriot's), Mitch Eadie (Bristol Rugby), Johnny Gray (Hamilton), Alex Henderson (Boroughmuir), Robin Hislop (Edinburgh Rugby), Andrew Nagle (Jedforest), Andrew Redmayne (Dundee HSFP), Callum Reid (Edinburgh Accies), Gavin Robertson (Dundee HSFP), Fergus Scott (Currie), Adam Sinclair (Stirling County), Stuart Smith (Aberdeen Grammar), Tom Steven (Glasgow Hawks), Jamie Swanson (Boroughmuir), Callum Templeton (Ayr), George Turner (Stewart’s Melville)

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Six Nations Under 20s Championship 2012 Schedule

U20's Six Nations Fixtures and Results
DateKO (GMT)HomeScoreAwayVenueLinks
Fri 3rd Feb 1219:05Ireland U20s v Wales U20sDubarry Park, Athlone
Fri 3rd Feb 1219:30Scotland U20s v England U20sFirhill, Glasgow
Fri 3rd Feb 1219:45France U20s v Italy U20sStade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin
Fri 10th Feb 12
Wales U20s v Scotland U20sParc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Fri 10th Feb 1218:00Italy U20s v England U20sRovigo
Sat 11th Feb 1214:15France U20s v Ireland U20sStade des Alpes, Grenoble
Fri 24th Feb 12
England U20s v Wales U20sThe Stoop, Twickenham
Fri 24th Feb 1219:05Ireland U20s v Italy U20sDubarry Park, Athlone
Fri 24th Feb 1219:30Scotland U20s v France U20sNetherdale, Galashiels
Fri 9th Mar 12
Wales U20s v Italy U20sParc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Fri 9th Mar 1219:05Ireland U20s v Scotland U20sDubarry Park, Athlone
Sat 10th Mar 1219:45France U20s v England U20sStade de la Rabine, Vannes
Fri 16th Mar 12
Wales U20s v France U20sParc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Fri 16th Mar 1218:00Italy U20s v Scotland U20sCalvisano,Brescia, N Italy
Fri 16th Mar 1219:30England U20s v Ireland U20sAdams Park, High Wycombe