England Students name side for Portugal clash

England Students have named their team to take on Portugal in Lisbon tomorrow.
Freddie Clarke of Bath University will captain the side from No.8 in what will be his second time facing the Portuguese national side.
Seventeen players will make their debut at this level while vice-captain and scrum-half Rob Coote will earn his third cap.
“The boys have worked hard on the training pitch and have bonded together very well,” Head Coach Aaron James said.
Assistant Coach Ian Davies added: “The players’ attitude and application have been first rate and we are now looking forward to translate that into a good team performance on Saturday evening.”
England Students: Alex Brown (Hartpury); Alex O’Meara (Hartpury), Lewis Jones (Leeds Beckett), George Boulton (Hartpury), Jack Rossiter (St Mary’s University); Will Cargill (Leeds Beckett), Rob Coote (Exeter University); Lovejoy Chawatama (UWE), Callum O’Connell (Hartpury), Alex Westgarth (Northumbria University); Joe Dancer (UWE), Duncan Hales (Exeter University); George Messum (Oxford University), Sebastian Nagle-Taylor (University College London), Freddie Clarke (Bath University).
Replacements: Philip Dickinson (Loughborough University), Piers Goodwill (Newcastle University), Alec Clarey (Hartpury), Morgan Eames (Bishop Burton), Buchan Richardson (Durham University), Tom Banks (Newcastle University), Freddie Gabbitas (Exeter University), Luke Peters (Leeds Beckett).