Newcastle Falcons’ Patrick Hogg starts and captains the England U18s side against Ireland with prop-forward Elvis Kitenge-Fuki named on the bench.

England face their Irish age-grade counterparts at Stellenberg High School on Mon Aug 12, kicking-off at 12:30 BST with the fixture being streamed live on SuperSport Schools. 

Durham School student, Hogg has been confirmed as the tour captain and already has four U18 caps to his name, whereas Gosforth Academy pupil Kitenge-Fuki is in line to make his England U18s debut.

England continue their touring schedule with fixtures against France (Fri Aug 16, 10:30 BST KO, Paarl Gimnasium) and South Africa (Tue Aug 20, 12:30 BST KO, Paarl Boys’ High School), with Georgia and a South Africa A side incorporated into other 2024 International Series fixtures.

Head coach, Jonathan Pendlebury said: “Coming off the back of a productive few camp meetings at the Hazelwood Centre, our approach is beginning to take shape with our young group which has been incredibly pleasing.

“We’re seeking to continue the relentless attitude that has been the cornerstone of our approach to getting better since our first meeting as an U17 squad at Hartpury College last season. It’s been a great privilege to see the development of the boys and their willingness to get going has been impressive thus far.

“The players have taken a lot of inspiration from the U20 Men’s group and want to make their own mark on a tour. We as a coaching group want to see our principles of Exploration and Speed implemented from minute one on Monday through the following 10 days, and most importantly, we want our boys to return home better rugby players and people as a result of these experiences.”

England U18 Men’s squad

15 Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Harrow School, uncapped)

14 Noah Caluori (Saracens, Mill Hill School, uncapped)

13 Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Clifton College, uncapped)

12 Felix Champain (Harlequins, Worth School, 2 caps)

11 Julian Nunn (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff, uncapped)

10 James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School, 4 caps)

9 Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, St Albans, uncapped)

1 Tom Dye (Northampton Saints, Ipswich School, 1 cap)

2 Tom Davis (Sale Sharks, St Mary’s College, Crosby, uncapped)

3 Ben Beere (Leicester Tigers, Stamford School, uncapped)

4 Elliot Williams (Harlequins, Gordon’s School, 3 caps)

5 Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Radley College, 3 caps)

6 Patrick Hogg (C) (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School, 4 caps)

7 Jack Marshall (Saracens, The Campion School, uncapped)

8 Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff, 7 caps)

Replacements

16 Oscar Thomas (Bath Rugby, Wellington College, uncapped)

17 Elvis Kitenge-Fuki (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy, uncapped)

18 Diamond Ayiehfor (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School, uncapped)

19 Jack Murphy (Saracens, Colfes, uncapped)

20 Ollie Hull (Northampton Saints, Stamford School, uncapped)

21 Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Ravens Wood, uncapped)

22 George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College, uncapped)

23 Finn Keylock (Saracens, Bishop Wand School, uncapped)

24 Cameron Ward (Bath Rugby, Cranleigh School, uncapped)

25 Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury, 2 caps)

26 Ben Morrow (Saracens, Millfield, uncapped)

England U18 Men’s 2024 International Series fixtures

Monday August 12 – England v Ireland – 12:30 BST kick-off – Stellenberg High School

Friday August 16 – England v France – 10:30 BST kick-off – Paarl Gimnasium

Tuesday August 20 – South Africa v England – 12:30 BST kick-off – Paarl Boys’ High School