Three members of the Leicester Tigers Senior Academy have been named in the England Men’s U20s matchday squad to face Fiji in their second World Championship pool fixture on Thursday, June 29, at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch.
Finn Carnduff will captain the side, with teammate Jacob Cusick set to start on the wing.
Lewis Chessum is named among the replacements.
The game will be live-streamed on the World Rugby media channels.
"We were really pleased with the things the team did well in our game against Ireland on Saturday, particularly with how we built upon our performances from the Six Nations," said head-coach Mapletoft.
"We’ve taken learnings on board from the match and have now shifted our attention to Fiji, who gave the Australians a real crack in their tournament opener. With only a five day turnaround between fixtures, our players have prioritised their recovery well. We’ve named a number of debutants for Thursday’s match, so congratulations to those five lads and all others selected."
STARTING XV
1. Archie McArthur (Gloucester)
2. Nathan Jibulu (Harlequins)
3. James Halliwell (Bristol Bears)
4. Finn Carnduff (Captain, Leicester Tigers)
5. Harry Browne (Harlequins)
6. Nathan Michelow (Saracens)
7. Tristan Woodman (Sale Sharks)
8. Zach Carr* (Harlequins)
9. Nye Thomas (Sale Sharks)
10. Connor Slevin (Harlequins)
11. Alex Wills* (Sale Sharks)
12. Toby Thame* (Northampton Saints)
13. Joe Jenkins (Bristol Bears)
14. Jacob Cusick (Leicester Tigers)
15. Louie Johnson (Newcastle Falcons)
REPLACEMENTS
16. Craig Wright* (Northampton Saints)
17. Ethan Clarke* (Harlequins)
18. Afolabi Fasogbon
19. Lewis Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
20. Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs)
21. Charlie Bracken (Saracens)
22. Cassius Cleaves (Harlequins)
23. Tobias Elliott (Saracens)
*Denotes England U20 debut
