NORTH Midlands will launch their National Under-20 Championship campaign with a pool match against Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at Dudley Kingswinford on Sunday (2.15pm).

North Midlands limbered up for the national competition with friendlies against Cheshire and Buckinghamshire while NLD were beaten 32-11 by Eastern Counties in their Championship opener in November.

North Midlands will travel to play Eastern Counties, who beat them at Dudley Kingswinford in last season’s National Under 20 Championship, in their second pool match on January 25.

North Midlands Under-20s squad:

Backs: Ben Brown (Dudley Kingswinford), Reece Chapman-Cary (Worcester University and Bromsgrove), Joe Hearle (Imperial College and Newport), Ted Parker (Bridgnorth), Matt Watson (Evesham), Reece Beddowes (Newport), Oliver Brown (Whitchurch), Tom Jones (Luctonians), Jack Harrison (Harper Adams University), Jacob Nash (Stourbridge).

Forwards: Barnaby Hayward (Birmingham University), Luke Cullen (Stourbridge), Rhys Roberts (Hereford), Danny Poole (Lichfield), Aarron Brown (Bournville), Peter Dixon (Ledbury), Tosan Edrems (Sutton Coldfield), Brad Cook (Bromsgrove), John Kelly (Luctonians), Tom Parker (Bridgnorth), Sam Montieri (Bromsgrove).