WILL Butler is among four Worcester Warriors players to have been named in England’s squad for this summer’s World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France.

There were fears the 20-year-old centre would miss out on the tournament after suffering a dislocated elbow in Warriors’ final-day defeat at Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership earlier this month.

But Butler appears to have won the race to be fit for the championship as he has been selected in Steve Bates’ 28-man squad.

His Warriors team-mates Ted Hill, James Scott and Beck Cutting have also been included as England bid for glory.

Bates’ side meet Argentina in Narbonne on the opening day of the tournament on May 30 (5.30pm BST) before facing Italy in Perpignan on June 3 (3.30pm) and Scotland at Beziers’ Stade de la Méditerranée on June 7 (8pm) in Pool B.

Narbonne and Perpignan will host the semi-finals and ranking play-offs on June 12, with Beziers staging all finals day matches on June 17 across two pitches.

England under 20s have reached the final in five consecutive years, winning the tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and have reached eight out of ten finals since 2008.

Head coach Bates said: “Selection has been incredibly difficult as there were a lot of players to choose from and in some positions it’s been a really tight call.

“We saw real glimpses of what this team is capable of during the Six Nations and I was proud of the way they performed.

“The challenge for us now is to consistently play high-intensity, high-tempo rugby and to turn up the heat on our opposition for the full 80 minutes.

“The World Rugby Under 20 Championship is a fantastic tournament and for some this will be the pinnacle of their international careers.

“Some will go on to be very good professionals but not all will play international rugby again so they should look at this as a fantastic opportunity to play on the world stage and showcase their ability while representing England.

“The message going into this tournament is we are expecting much more of the players as individuals and a team and, although we have a proud history in this tournament, we want to leave our own legacy.”

England U20s

Forwards Josh Basham (London Irish).

Ben Curry (Sale Sharks).

Beck Cutting (Worcester Warriors).

Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers).

Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors).

Aaron Hinkley (Gloucester Rugby).

Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby).

Joel Kpoku (Saracens).

Sam Lewis (Leicester Tigers).

Gabriel Oghre (Wasps).

Ehren Painter (Northampton Saints).

James Scott (Worcester Warriors).

Alex Seville (Gloucester Rugby).

Toby Trinder (Northampton Saints).

Henry Walker (Gloucester Rugby).

Tom Willis (Wasps).

Backs Rory Brand (London Irish).

Will Butler (Worcester Warriors).

Ali Crossdale (Saracens).

Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints).

James Grayson (Northampton Saints).

Tom Hardwick (Leicester Tigers).

Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins).

Ben Loader (London Irish).

Jordan Olowofela (Leicester Tigers).

Tom Parton (London Irish).

Marcus Smith (Harlequins).

Ben White (Leicester Tigers).