London Irish U17s named for Wasps clash at Hazelwood

Academy manager Patrick O’Grady has named his U17s squad for Saturday’s fixture against Wasps U17s at Hazelwood.

Eight of the 23 players selected were involved in the England U17s North v South fixture earlier this year and there are also a number of U16 players stepping up a year after impressing in their own age grade.

The game kicks off at 12noon and precedes the London Irish Wild Geese fixture against Old Albanian which kicks off at 3pm.

London Irish U17s to play Wasps U17s                 

15. Finley Brown; 14. Michael Dykes; 13. Will Joseph; 12. Niall McGann; 11. Alex Harmes; 10. Jonah Peppiatt; 9. Dan Ormond; 1. Tarek Haffar; 2. Joseph Vajner; 3. Joe Keohane; 4. Will Harding; 5. Sam Harding; 6. Elijah Smith; 7. George Davis ©;8. Lucas Brooke

Replacements: 16. Josh Naftalin; 17. Marcus Rhodes; 18. Mikey Summerfield; 19. Paris McErlain; 20. Michael Mason; 21. Ethan Pawadyira; 22. Luke Greenall; 23. Alex Young; 24. Tai Taukei