England Women Under 20

The England Women’s Under 20 squad contains the senior England players of the future and they will compete in three internationals this season against France and Wales.

The England young guns are coached this season by Saracens and former England Women A Coach Amanda Bennett with ex-Northampton, Bedford and London Welsh lock Steve Halsey as Assistant Coach.

Featured player

Ellie Gattlin

Ellie first started playing tag rugby at the age of 11 and has since enjoyed a rapid rise up the representative ladder, attending Moulton College as an ASSE (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence) student and playing against France, the USA, South Africa and Canada in the U20s Nations Cup. She says playing in the final of that tournament, against the USA, is her most memorable match to date.

Featured player

Charlotte Notman

In her third season for the England Under 20s, Charlotte comes from a sporting family. Not only has Charlotte earned international honours, her sister is also part of the Scotland international set-up and was a BBO Ballet scholar while her grandfather was a bantam weight boxing champion. Charlotte has also excelled in athletics, representing her county in both the 100 metres and the shot put.

Featured player

Eleanor Prescott

Eleanor is studying at Extended Diploma in Sport at Lancaster and Morecombe College and only really started playing rugby at the age of 16 at Kirkby Lonsdale RFC. Despite the relatively late start, she has played for Cumbria and Lancashire and then made her England U20s bow against France in April 2012. Last season she was named Best Newcomer by her club Waterloo Ladies.

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