Kitenge-Fuki in for England U18s

Thursday 15 August 2024 Written by: Mark Smith

Newcastle Falcons prop Elvis Kitenge-Fuki is on the bench for England Under-18s on Friday when they face Georgia in South Africa.

The game in Paarl kicks off at 12.30pm UK time and is being streamed on the Supersport Schools website (registration required).

Fellow Falcon and tour captain Patrick Hogg has been ruled out of the remainder of the trip after sustaining an injury in England’s opening game against Ireland.

England U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury said: “Moment by moment and game by game, our mantra is about ‘Getting Better and Better’ in this Series.

“Consistent development is a necessity for our group, and I believe there was a marked improvement through the latter stages of our match against Ireland.

“A fresh challenge awaits us this week against Georgia, a team we battled hard against in the recent Six Nations and whose inclusion is a positive one for each union’s respective developments.

“Meeting them in a different environment with refreshed squads will be an excellent test, none more so in terms of physicality and the relentless approach we want to employ in our remaining games.”

England Under-18s team

15 Ben Morrow (Saracens, Millfield, 1 cap)

14 Noah Caluori (Saracens, Mill Hill School, 1 cap)

13 Fraser Rawlins (Saracens, Haileybury, 3 caps)

12 Cameron Ward (Bath Rugby, Cranleigh School, 1 cap)

11 Julian Nunn (Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff, 1 cap)

10 Finn Keylock (Saracens, Bishop Wand School, 1 cap)

9 George Newman (Exeter Chiefs, Truro College, 1 cap)

1 Tom Dye (Northampton Saints, Ipswich School, 2 caps)

2 Oscar Thomas (Bath Rugby, Wellington College, 1 cap)

3 Diamond Ayiehfor (Leicester Tigers, Warwick School, 1 cap)

4 Jack Murphy (Saracens, Colfes, 1 cap)

5 Jonno Balding (Gloucester Rugby, Radley College, 4 caps)

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

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

8 Matthew Branch-Holland (Saracens, Ravens Wood, 1 cap)

Replacements

16 Tom Davis (Sale Sharks, St Mary’s College, Crosby, 1 cap)

17 Elvis Kitenge-Fuki (Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy, 1 cap)

18 Ben Beere (Leicester Tigers, Stamford School, 1 cap)

19 Aiden Ainsworth-Cave (Northampton Saints, Bedford School, 4 caps)

20 Ollie Hull (Northampton Saints, Stamford School, 1 cap)

21 Jack Marshall (Saracens, The Campion School, 1 cap)

22 Asa Stewart-Harris (Saracens, St Albans, 1 cap)

23 James Linegar (Bath Rugby, Kingswood School, 5 caps)

24 Felix Champain (Harlequins, Worth School, 3 caps)

25 Victor Worsnip (Bristol Bears, Clifton College, 1 cap)

26 Sam Winters (Bath Rugby, Harrow School, 1 cap)