England Community Lions announce squads for internationals at Under 16, Under 17 and Under 18s levels

Following two impressive trial games last week at Sutton Park, home of Leigh Miners Rangers Academy, the England Community Lions have announced their international squads for Under 16, Under 17 and Under 18 internationals that will take place in the coming months.

Both Under 16s and Under 18s have an away game with Wales on 3rd June before home internationals against Ireland, Scotland and Wales again while the Under 17 squad will play host to a two-game series against France in July.

The Under 16s squad sees twenty players selected from thirteen different community clubs including three from Hensingham, and two each from Leigh Miners Rangers, West Hull, West Bank Bears, Wath Brow Hornets

• Jaylen Conway - Hensingham
• Diego Walker - Leigh Miners Rangers
• Jack Jones - Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC
• Kian Goodhand - West Hull
• Oliver Shallcross - West Hull
• Jack Bibey - Leigh Miners Rangers
• Nathaniel Parker - West Bank Bears
• Arben Pervizaj - Hensingham
• Lucas Mulqueeney - Crosfields
• Alfie Cox - Wath Brow Hornets
• Henley Donnan -Hensingham
• Alex Golightly - Bentley Arlfc
• Layton Dockray - Wath Brow Hornets
• Stanley Beaumont - Hull Wyke
• Lloyd Stainton - Egremont Rangers
• Jayden Aaron - Ashton Bears
• Zak Mannion - West Bank Bears
• Zavier Dele Charley - Salford City Roosters
• Lewis Pilling - Blackbrook Royals
• Tyler Sykes - Dewsbury Celtic

Their playing schedule for the year is as follows:

• Game 1 - V Wales (away) – Saturday 3rd June – venue - Abertillery RFC South Wales NP13 1TU- kick off 12.00pm
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• Game 2 - V Scotland (home) – Saturday 17th June – venue – Ashton Bears, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9RP – kick off – 12.00pm
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• Game 3 - V Ireland (home) – Saturday 2nd September – venue – Golborne Parkside Rivington Avenue, WA3 3HG – kick off – 12.00pm
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• Game 4 - V Wales (home) – Saturday 16th September – venue - Leigh Miners Academy, Sutton Park, Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LZ – kick off – 12.00pm

The Under 17s sees representation from Brentwood Eels and Emley Moor amongst some famous names in community rugby league circles. In all eighteen players represent thirteen clubs with Waterhead Warriors proudly providing three members of the squad and Hensingham, two. Four players - Ruben Ruane, Joshua Langley, Marcus Geener and Fletcher Holgate all played for the Under 16s last year. 

• Jacob Rushforth - Siddal
• Ruben Ruane - Blackbrook
• Taylor Giroud - Brentwood Eels
• Adam Robinson - Waterhead Warriors
• Henry Parkin - Emley Moor
• Cameron Robinson - Waterhead Warriors
• Joshua Langley - Blackbrook
• Joe Lewis - Siddal
• Joshua Hopkins - Leigh East
• Charlie. Harrison - Dewsbury Moor
• James Surtees - Shaw Cross Sharks
• Marcus Geener - Saddleworth Rangers
• Miller Dalton - Hensingham
• Alfie Hough - Hindley
• Tyler Brady - Roose Pioneers
• Harry Barker - Waterhead Warriors
• Lewis Topping - Wigan St Judes
• Fletcher Holgate - Hensingham

The two games against France will take place in Warrington, as follows:

• Game 1 – v France Saturday 15th July kick off 11.00am at Victoria Park, Knutsford Road, Warrington  WA4 1DJ
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• Game 2 – v France Wednesday 19th July kick off 6.00pm at Victoria Park, Knutsford Road, Warrington  WA4 1DJ

The Under 18s are drawn from 14 different clubs with three players from Siddal, and two each from Dalton, Kells and Rochdale Mayfield. Oliver Smart steps up from the Under 16s squad last year.

• Harry Sheridan - Rochdale Mayfield
• Daniel Knott - Dalton
• Oliver Smart - Siddal
• Henry Ogden - Siddal
• Harley Nelson Kells
• George Jamieson - Salford City Roosters
• Devan Sharp - Wath Brow Hornets
• Dylan Grears - Kells
• Scott Simmons - Orrell St James
• Armand Jozsef Palinka - Milford
• Callum Cottington - Ashton Bears
• Ben Metcalfe - Rochdale Mayfield
• Luke Sutcliffe Blackbrook Royals
• Lewis Davies - Pilkington Recs
• Malachi Price - Wigan St Judes
• Tom Farren - Roose Pioneers
• Keane Elms -Blackbrook Royals
• Jacob Haigh- Siddal
• Jack Lawler- West Hull
• Joshua Blinkhorn- Dalton

The playing schedule for the Under 18s consists of four games as follows: 

• Game 1 - V Wales (away) – Saturday 3rd June – venue - Abertillery RFC South Wales NP13 1TU- kick off 4.00pm
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• Game 2 - V Scotland (home) – Saturday 17th June – venue – Ashton Bears, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9RP – kick off – 2.00pm
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• Game 3 - V Ireland (home) – Saturday 2nd September – venue – Golborne Parkside Rivington Avenue, WA3 3HG – kick off – 2.00pm
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• Game 4 - V Wales (home) – Saturday 16th September – venue - Leigh Miners Academy, Sutton Park, Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LZ – kick off – 2.00pm