Huge congratulations to Tynedale Panthers girls Lucy Thorpe and Anna Richardson who have been selected in the 12-player England U18 Sevens squad to play in the Rugby Europe U18 Sevens Championship in Prague (23rd and 24th July). Lucy is vice-captain.

All matches will be played at Rugby Klub Petrovice and will be streamed live on www.rugbyeurope.eu.
The competition is made up of three pools of three teams each. All teams then progress into another pool depending on results before final matches to determine the top three and places four to nine. England have been drawn in Pool B and will face Portugal and Czech Republic. (view England website)

Head Coach James Cooper said: “We’re really looking forward to heading to Prague. It has been incredibly tough to narrow down the group to the selected players. I feel these 12 players offer us the balance of positions required for a sevens tournament.

Good luck girls – ENJOY the wonderful experience.

SCHEDULE
Saturday
England 27 Portugal 5
England 19 Czech Republic 5
England 48 Ukraine 0 -
Sunday
England 5 v Spain 29
England 33 Scotland 12
England 28 Czech Republic 10