Newcastle Falcons’ Oli Spencer and Ben Redshaw start for England on Saturday when they open their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign against Argentina.

Spencer (right of picture) lines up at outside centre, with Redshaw at full-back for the first of England’s three scheduled group games in a tournament being held in South Africa’s Western Cape.

Saturday’s game at Cape Town’s Athlone Stadium kicks off at 1pm UK time and is available to stream for free on RugbyPass TV (registration required by clicking here).

England are the reigning U20 Six Nations champions after going through the competition unbeaten, and head coach Mark Mapletoft is excited by their prospects for in the global showpiece.

He said: “The coaches and I have been encouraged with the ownership taken by this group in training.

“Their impressive effort made selection no easy task, and I would like to congratulate all on their work ethic and determination. We’re looking to see these high standards maintained through our replacements who will energise the group throughout what will be a thoroughly demanding opening game against Argentina.

“Our boys are keen to make the first positive step this Saturday and continue their exemplary displays of Brotherhood this week into a match scenario.”

England’s other pool games are against Fiji (Thursday July 4) and South Africa (Tuesday July 9), with the knockout matches on Sunday July 14 before the finals on Friday July 19.

ENGLAND UNDER-20S TEAM

15 Ben Redshaw (Newcastle Falcons, West Park Leeds RFC, 5 caps)

14 Jack Bracken (Saracens, Barnet Elizabethans RFC, uncapped)

13 Oli Spencer (Newcastle Falcons, Epping Rams Rugby, 5 caps)

12 Sean Kerr (Harlequins, Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club, 4 caps)

11 Alex Wills (Sale Sharks, Droitwich Rugby Club, 7 caps)

10 Josh Bellamy (Harlequins, Rosslyn Park, 4 caps)

9 Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers, Hungerford RFC, uncapped)

1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks, Broadstreet RFC, 14 caps)

2 Craig Wright (Northampton Saints, Braintree Rugby Club, 5 caps)

3 Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, 5 caps)

4 Joe Bailey (Exeter Chiefs, Newton Abbot RFC, 5 caps)

5 Junior Kpoku (Racing 92, Saracens Amateurs, 4 caps)

6 Finn Carnduff (CAPTAIN – Leicester Tigers, Market Harborough RFC, 15 caps)

7 Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, Buckingham Rugby Club, 5 caps)

8 Nathan Michelow (Saracens, Brentwood Rugby, 10 caps)

REPLACEMENTS

16 James Isaacs (Saracens, Hemel Hempstead Camelot RFC, 3 caps)

17 Cameron Miell (Leicester Tigers, Paul Roos, uncapped)

18 Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby, Bishop Wand School, 11 caps)

19 Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby Club, 4 caps)

20 Kane James (Exeter Chiefs, St Peters RFC, 4 caps)

21 Lucas Friday (Harlequins, Bromley RFC, uncapped)

22 Benjamin Coen (Exeter Chiefs, Teignmouth RFC, uncapped)

23 Ioan Jones (Gloucester Rugby, Minchinhampton RFC, 4 caps)