Louie Johnson to tour Georgia with England U20s
Johnson, who plays fly-half and full-back, is included in England’s 29-man group for the trip which sees games against Georgia on Saturday May 27 and Thursday June 1.
The 19-year-old Penrith native has already been capped by England at Under-20s level, and will be pushing for a place in their World Cup squad.
That tournament runs from June 24 until July 14 in South Africa, with England’s group seeing games against Ireland, Australia and Fiji.
England Under-20s head coach Mark Mapletoft said: “Congratulations to all players selected for the tour of Georgia.
“These two matches will allow us to test ourselves on the road against a physical outfit with a tight turnaround, just like we’ll face at the World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.”
**ENGLAND UNDER-20S SQUAD**
**Forwards:** Afolabi Fasogbon (London Irish), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (London Irish), Craig Wright (Northampton), Ethan Clarke (Harlequins), Finn Carnduff (Leicester Tigers), Finn Theobald-Thomas (Gloucester), Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs), Harry Browne (Harlequins), Harvey Cuckson (Bath Rugby), James Halliwell (Bristol Bears), Lewis Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Nathan Jibulu (Harlequins), Nathan Michelow (Saracens), Tristan Woodman (Sale Sharks), Zach Carr (Harlequins).
**Backs:** Alex Wills (Sale Sharks), Benjamin Waghorn (Harlequins), Cassius Cleaves (Harlequins), Charlie Bracken (Saracens), Connor Slevin (Harlequins), Jacob Cusick (Leicester Tigers), Joe Jenkins (Bristol Bears), Joseph Woodward (Leicester Tigers), Louie Johnson (Newcastle Falcons), Nye Thomas (Sale Sharks), Rekeiti Ma’asi-White (Sale Sharks), Sam Harris (Bath Rugby), Toby Thame (Northampton).
