The six called up are Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti (Durham School), Josh Hodge (Sedbergh), Morgan Passman (Gosforth Academy), Rob Farrar (Sedbergh), Tom Marshall (Gosforth Academy), Will Montgomery (Kirkbie Kendal School).

England Under-18s will open their season against France at Stade Jean Rolland, in Digne-les-Bains on 3 March (KO 3pm local time, 2pm GMT).

Fixtures against Scotland on 18 March at Stirling County RFC (KO 12pm) and Wales on 25 March at Sardis Road, Pontypridd (KO 4.15pm) then follow before the ‘Six Nations Festival’.

Based in Wales, England U18s will play Scotland at Ystrad Mynach (31 March), Italy at Cardiff Arms Park (4 April) and France at the same venue on 8 April. Kick off times are to be confirmed.

An England regional academy U17s squad for 2018 has also been announced with camps in February and April, before a training fixture against Scotland on 22 April in Newcastle.

England U18 head coach John Fletcher said: “We’ve coached and assessed players in our pre-Christmas camps as well as watching the seven rounds of U18 academy games, and have come up with a group of exciting young players.

“Along with their regional academies we want to support them with their individual development and expose them to an international environment, which we will be doing over the next six games. Everyone will get an opportunity to play a significant role in the games.

“This is the start of their international journey and we want them to go out and have fun and express themselves.

“The CARDS (Creativity, Awareness, Resilience, Decision making and Self-organising) are the priority skills of the U18 programme. We feel they are the most important skills for this stage in their development so they will be the centre of everything we do on and off the pitch.

“It’s great to see so many of last year’s group involved with England U20s, however, there always needs to be an opportunity for those that are developing later to also be given a chance.”

**England U18 squad**

**Backs**

Harry Barlow, Harlequins, Cranleigh School

George Barton, Gloucester Rugby, Dean Close School

Tom de Glanville, Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School

Connor Doherty, Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School

Reece Dunn, Gloucester Rugby, St Peter’s High School

Josh Hodge, Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School

Cameron Kelemeti, Newcastle Falcons, Durham School

Ollie Lawrence, Worcester Warriors, Bromsgrove School

Jacob Morris, Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College

Morgan Passman, Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy

Sam Maunder, Exeter Chiefs, Blundell’s School

Blake Boyland, Bristol Rugby, Filton College

Cameron Redpath, Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School

Jack Reeves, Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College

Will Simonds, Wasps, The Henley College

Ollie Sleightholme, Northampton Saints, Northampton School for Boys

Sam Spink, Wasps, Wellington College

Manu Vunipola, Saracens, Harrow School

Kieran Wilkinson, Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School

**Forwards**

Ollie Adkins, Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College

Alfie Barbeary, Wasps, Bloxham School

Jack Bartlett, Gloucester Rugby

Rouban Birch, Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School

Will Capon, Bristol Rugby, Bristol Grammar School

Richard Capstick, Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College

Ben Donnell, London Irish, Peter Symonds College

Sam Dugdale, Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School

Rob Farrar, Newcastle Falcons, Sedbergh School

Cal Ford, Sale Sharks, Sandbach School

Lewis Holsey, Worcester Warriors, Solihull School

Tom Jeanes, Bath Rugby, Beechen Cliff School

Cameron Jordan, Leicester Tigers, Oakham School

Ted Leatherbarrow, Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School

Samson Ma’asi, Northampton Saints, St Josephs

Tom Marshall, Newcastle Falcons, Gosforth Academy

George Martin, Leicester Tigers, Brooksby Melton College

Will Montgomery, Newcastle Falcons, Kirkbie Kendal School

Alfie Petch, Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College

Kapeli Pifeleti, Saracens, Haileybury School

Bevan Rodd, Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School

JJ Tonks, Gloucester Rugby, Hartpury College

Rus Tuima, Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College