Newcastle Falcons have five players selected to train with England Under-18s this weekend at St George’s Park.

Sam Graham (pictured, Durham School), Rhys Beeckmans (Gosforth Academy), Patrick Hogg (Durham School), Joe Davis (Barnard Castle) and Josh Farley (Gosforth Academy) are all part of the group training from Friday to Sunday.

Head coach Jonathan Pendlebury and assistant coach Will Parkin have selected nine previously-capped players in a 33-member squad for the assembly in Burton-upon-Trent.

The prestigious national football centre has previously been utilised by the RFU’s senior and pathway sides down through the years, and now hosts the country’s brightest young talents in English rugby once more. 

This weekend’s action is swiftly followed by the last development meeting for the U18s this year, held at the southern regional camp at Bisham Abbey (December 1-3) before an interval for the team. 

The pause on national U18 activity allows for players to complete their respective club, college, schools and Premiership Rugby Academy League fixtures over the festive period and into the new year, where selection for the February half-term camp is finalised ahead of March and April U18 competition activity.

England U18s squad for St George’s Park camp

Lawrence Adediran (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)

Ben Agbenu (Northampton Saints, Bedford School)

Henry Bartlett (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)

Rhys Beeckmans (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth ACE)

Jack Cotgreave (Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College) 

Ollie Davies (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar)  

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

Joe Davis (Newcastle Falcons, Barnard Castle School)

Jack Dickens (Leicester Tigers, Trent College)

Josh Farley (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth ACE)

Robert Gaffan (Northampton Saints, Rugby School)

Sam Graham (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)  

Dom Hanson (Sale Sharks, Stockport Grammar)  

Patrick Hogg (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)

Archie Hurford (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)

Callum Hyland Dugbo (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)

Seb Kelly (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar)

Bronson Kingsley-Mellowes (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)

Jack Lightbown (Sale Sharks, The Sixth Form Bolton)  

Alfie Longstaff (Yorkshire Academy, Woodhouse Grove)  

Tubuna Maka (Leicester Tigers, Brooksby College)

Emosi Nabakeke (Midlands Central, Queen Ethelburga College) 

Finn Newton (Saracens, Haileybury)  

Julian Nunn (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)

Billy Pasco (Northampton Saints, Oundle School)  

Louie Platt (Yorkshire Academy, Mount St Marys)  

Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury)

Oscar Rees (Midlands Central, Radley College)

Jake Roberts (Midlands Central, Rugby School)

Ethan Surrey (Midlands Central, City of Oxford College)

Sonny Tonga’uiha (Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys)

Connor Treacey (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff)  

Rafe Witheat (Northampton Saints, Stowe School)