Kvesic starts for under 20s, Stooke poised for debut (From Worcester News)

Kvesic starts for under 20s, Stooke poised for debut

11:57am Thursday 2nd February 2012 in Warriors By Tom Guest, @tomguestWN #WENsport

MATT Kvesic starts at blindside for England under 20s in their Six Nations pipe-opener against Scotland in Firhill tomorrow (7.30pm).

The exciting Worcester Warriors back-rower is one of seven players from last season’s under 20s named in head coach Rob Hunter’s starting XV.

Gloucester academy lock Elliot Stooke, who lives in Eckington and is a former Prince Henry’s High School Evesham pupil, has also been included among the replacements and is poised to make his first appearance at this level.

Stooke, who started his rugby career with Bredon Buzzards before moving onto Stow-on-the-Wold and also representing the south-west, is now at Hartpury College as well as being a member of the Kingsholm academy.

England Under 20s: Ransom (Saracens); Yarde (London Irish), Daly (Wasps), Mills (Gloucester), Walker (Harlequins); Ford (Leicester Tigers), Robson (Gloucester); Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Britton (Gloucester), Sinckler (Harlequins), Price (Leicester Tigers), Merrick (Harlequins), Kvesic (Worcester Warriors), Walker (Leeds Carnegie), Clifford (Harlequins). Replacements: Spurling (Saracens), Hepburn (Wasps), Harrison (Sale Sharks), Stooke (Gloucester), Skuse (Bath), Day (Northampton Saints), Heathcote (Bath), Watson (London Irish).