U18: England play Uruguay in Buenos Aires
The touring England Under-18 team play Uruguay at the Hindú Club in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. It is the fourth match of the tour.
So far England have played and won three matches. On Sunday they play their last match when they face Argentina Under-18.
Flank Barker will lead England against Uruguay.
Only four players – George Ford, Tom Holmes, Sam Edgerley and Owen Farrell -who featured in England’s convincing 107-3 victory against Mendoza Under-18 on Sunday start Wednesday’s game.
England head into the test against Uruguay in confident spirits after three wins from three so far, with victories over Tucumán, Buenos Aires and Mendoza under their belts.
Bruno Grundwaldt is the Uruguayan coach.
Teams:
England Under-18:15 Jack Wallace (RGS High Wycombe), 14 Christian Wade (RGS High Wycombe), 13 Jack Cobden (King Edward VI Lichfield), 12 Owen Farrell (St Georges), 11 Sam Edgerley (Wellington College), 10 George Ford (Rishworth), 9 Sam Harrison (John Cleveland College), 8 Sam Jones (Aylesbury Grammar School), 7 Joe Barker (QEGS Wakefield) (captain), Jamie Gibson (Marlborough College), 5 Tom Holmes (Sandbach), 4 Joe Quinn (St Wilfred’s School), 3 Mako Vunipola (Millfield), 2 Jimmy Stevens Leicester Tigers), 1 Peter Austin (Worthing College)
Replacements: 16 Lee Imiolek (Sandbach), 17 David Blackwell (Hartpury), 18 Will Welch (RGS Newcastle), 19 Alex Gray (Barnard Castle), 20 Jordi Pasqualin (The Kings School), 21 Freddie Burns (Bath College), 22 Tom Catterick Barnard Castle), 23 Andy Forsyth (QEGS Wakefield)
Ururguiay Under-18: 15 Juan Beherend, 14 Matias Vazquez , 13 Jose Astiarraga, 12 Agustin Clark, 11 Francisco De Leon, 10 Manuel Sagarra, 9 Francisco Gervaz, 8 Matias Risso, 7 Juan Diego Ormaechea, 6 Sebastian Sagario, 5 Martin Sciarra, 4 Andres Specker3 Alfonso Falcon, 2 Carlos Pombo, 1 Nicolas Pollio
Replacements: 16 Mauricio Rodriguez, 17 Rodrigo De Pazos, 18 Jose Asuaga, 19 Martin Coulthurst, 20 Alvaro Tringolo, 21 Sebastian Romeu, 22 Diego Magno, 23 Martin Etcheverry
Referee: Salvador Encinas (Chile)
