NATIONAL UNDER-20S READY TO KICK OFF
This season’s National Under-20 Championship kicks off in London & South East with four matches on Sunday January 27.
Hertfordshire Stags' opening match is against Hampshire at Winchester RFC, ko 2.15pm and they have selected the following squad for the match.
1. Paul Brown, Bishop Stortford
2. Joe Coston, Old Albanians
3. Ollie Day, Bishop Stortford
4. Craig South, Hertford
5. Miles Dempsey Fullerians
6. Neil Mckinnon, Old Albanians
7. Michael Winters, Hertford
8. Sean Flatman, Letchworth
9. Elliot Birkbeck, Northampton
10. Tom Sadler, Saracens Amateurs
11. Tom Johnson, Oakland’s College
12. Joe Weston, Saracens Amateurs
13. Carling Colfer, Old Albanians
14. Francis Denny, Old Albanians
15. Henry Robinson, Letchworth
16. Sam England, Old Albanians
17. Tom Haller, Old Albanians
18 Joe Frewin, Fullerians
20 Jamie Molly
21 Zak Vinnicombe, Fullerians
22 Joe Oyesiku, Finchley
The London & South East’s seven county teams plus the Army’s Under-20s are split into two regional groups of four teams, each playing the other once within the group.
Hertfordshire is in Region B and the other match in that group is Sussex v The Army at Aldershot. In Region A, Surrey take on Kent at Dorking RFC, and Middlesex host Essex at West London RFC.
The winners of regions A and B will then play off to be crowned as the Divisional Champions. In addition, the second, third and fourth placed teams also play off against each other. All these matches will be played on March 30 at the Army Stadium, Aldershot.
The Divisional Champions go forward to the national semi-finals. Yorkshire are the defending National Under-20 champions, having beaten Devon in the final at Twickenham last May.
The various Under-20 squads have been busy with warm-up fixtures. Hertfordshire Stags picked up useful experience against older sides in an Old Albanians Development Squad and the county Under-23s.
Hertfordshire's Championship fixtures 2007-08:
London & South East Region B
January 27
Hampshire U20 v Hertfordshire U20 (Winchester RFC)
February 17
Sussex U20 v Hertfordshire U20 (Chichester RFC)
March 2
Hertfordshire U20 v Army U20 (Hertford RFC)
