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BOLAM NAMED IN ENGLAND U20S SQUAD

Newcastle Red Bulls back-five forward George Bolam has been selected in the England U20 men’s squad for a training camp in Portugal.
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Head coach Andy Titterrell’s 32-player cohort travel to Browns Sports Resort, Vilamoura, Portugal for a four-day camp commencing this Tuesday.
Titterrell’s side open their season with a warm-up fixture against Bath United on Saturday 24th January at The Recreation Ground, before their Under 20 Men’s Six Nations Round 1 meeting with Wales at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton (Friday 6th February, 19:45 ko).
“As a squad, we’re looking forward to setting the tone for the campaign and starting our journey together in Portugal this week,” Andy Titterrell said.
“Our objectives this season are to embrace the mindset of getting better, supporting each other in a high-performance environment and earning the right to achieve top honours. Most importantly, we want to build connections on and off the field, between coaches and players, in an open and honest environment.
“Building towards the Six Nations campaign is an exciting prospect for all involved. Recent years have seen some of the best attended England U20 fixtures in over a decade and we aim to grow the rose with strong performances and player development.”
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England U20 Men’s training squad for camp at Browns Sports Resort, Vilamoura (includes current club, community club and U20 caps)
Forwards
Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford Junior Blues, 9 caps), Olly Allport (Gloucester Rugby, Stow-on-the-Wold RFC, uncapped), Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Overton RFC, uncapped), George Bolam (Newcastle Red Bulls, Horden & Peterlee and Durham City RFC, uncapped), Jerold Gorleku (Harlequins, Twickenham RFC, uncapped), George Marsh (Leicester Tigers, Holt RFC, uncapped), Freddie Ogden-Metherell (Gloucester Rugby, Lydney RFC, uncapped), Oliver Scola (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, 9 caps), Oliver Spencer (Sale Sharks, Harrogate RUFC, uncapped), Jimmy Staples (Harlequins, Worthing Rugby Club, uncapped), Ollie Streeter (Harlequins, Haywards Heath RFC, 2 caps), Ethan Surrey (Bristol Bears, Barkers Butts RFC, uncapped), Sonny Tonga’uiha (Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians RFC, uncapped), Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, New Milton Rugby Club, 7 caps), Tate Williams (Harlequins, East Grinstead RFC, uncapped), Harry Wright (Gloucester Rugby, Alcester, uncapped).
Backs
Ollie Batson (Exeter Chiefs, Exmouth RFC, uncapped), Finlay Cunnison (Harlequins, Chobham RFC, uncapped), Luke Davidson (Saracens, Michaelhouse, uncapped), Kesena Izu (Leicester Tigers, Wymondham RFC, uncapped), Finn Keylock (Saracens, Marlow RUFC, uncapped), Will Knight (Gloucester Rugby, Longlevens RFC, 4 caps), James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Chippenham RFC, uncapped), Henry Lumley (Northampton Saints, Bury St. Edmunds, uncapped), George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro RFC, uncapped), Tyler Offiah (Bath Rugby, Ealing Trailfinders, 3 caps), James Pater (Northampton Saints, Shelford RFC, uncapped), Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, Old Albanians, uncapped), Jonny Weimann (Northampton Saints, Royston Rugby Club, 6 caps), Toby Wilson (Sale Sharks, Macclesfield RUFC, uncapped), Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Henley Hawks, uncapped), Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Bank of England RFC, uncapped)
England U20 Men’s confirmed 2026 fixtures
Bath United vs. England U20 Men – Saturday 24th January – 14:00 GMT kick-off - The Recreation Ground, Bath
Under 20 Men’s 2026 Six Nations Round 1 – England vs. Wales – Friday 6th February – 19:45 GMT kick-off – cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
Under 20 Men’s 2026 Six Nations Round 2 – Scotland vs. England – Friday 13th February – 19:15 GMT kick-off – Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Under 20 Men’s 2026 Six Nations Round 3 – England vs. Ireland – Friday 20th February – 19:45 GMT kick-off – The Recreation Ground, Bath
Under 20 Men’s 2026 Six Nations Round 4 – Italy vs. England – Friday 6th March – 19:15 GMT kick-off – Stade Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Under 20 Men’s 2026 Six Nations Round 5 – France vs. England – Sunday 15th March – 17:45 GMT kick-off – Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle