Chipstead trio called up for regional rugby squad
Ben Axten Burrett, Elliot McLean and Nathan Yarde are part of a 24 man squad for the first Divisional Festival of the season at Broadstreet RFC near Coventry this weekend.
London & South East will take on the North Division at 2pm on Friday, and face the South West Division at 11.15am on Sunday.
There are 10 backs and 14 forwards in the squad which was selected after a two-day development camp involving 32 players at St Albans School on January 3-4.
Harrison George, the Norwich School hooker in his second season representing the division, will be captain and the squad includes scrum half Fred Guillford and lock Tom Crawford after their recovery from a broken fibula and ankle injury respectively.
David Turner, chairman of the London & South East U16 selectors, said: "We believe we have another strong squad this year, following on from last season's when our division supplied 16 players to the two England U16 teams.
"During the inter-county matches in the autumn there were 284 boys looked at and graded, following which 98 players were invited to the first trial."
The boys not involved this weekend are all in contention to play in the second Divisional Festival on January 23-25, when London & South East will take on the Midlands, followed by a match featuring a combined London/South West team against a North and Midlands combination.
The London & South East U16 also have fixtures arranged in March against Irish provinces Leinster and Munster.
Backs (10):
Jack Masters (The King's School, Canterbury) Kent, full back
Elliot McLean (Woodcote High School & Chipstead RFC) Surrey, wing
Nathan Yarde (Trinity School, Croydon & Chipstead RFC) Surrey, wing
David Onyeme (Langley School, Norwich) Eastern Counties, wing
Elliott Daly (Whitgift School & Dorking RFC) Surrey, centre
Ben Axten Burrett (John Fisher School, Purley & Chipstead RFC) Surrey, centre
Sam Hill (Queen Elizabeth's School, Crediton) Devon, centre
Rob Stephen (The King's School, Canterbury) Kent, fly half
Joseph Srokowski (Norwich School & Norwich RFC) Eastern Counties, scrum half
Fred Gulliford (St George's School, Harpenden & Old Albanians RFC) Hertfordshire, scrum half.
Forwards (14):
Nick Auterac (Mill Hill School & Saracens RFC) Middlesex, prop
Kyle Sinkler (Graveney School & London Scottish FC) Surrey, prop
Harrison George (Norwich School & Norwich RFC) Eastern Counties, hooker
Tom Crozier (Royal Grammar School, Colchester & Colchester RFC) Eastern Counties, hooker
Callum Black (Swanmore College & Winchester RFC) Hampshire, hooker
David Coutts (Mill Chase CTC & Cobham RFC) Hampshire, prop
Kieron Ball (Felsted School & Romford and Gidea Park RFC) Essex, prop
George Merrick (Carshalton Boys Sports College & London Scottish FC) Surrey, lock
Tom Crawford (Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School & Blackheath FC) Kent, lock
Jack Haddow (Watford Grammar School & Wasps FC) Middlesex, lock
Herbi Butler (Oratory School, Reading & Old Rutlishians RFC) Surrey, flanker
Tom Knight (Reepham High School & North Walsham RFC) Eastern Counties, flanker
Matt Hankin (Langley Park School & Blackheath FC) Kent, flanker
Alex Stout (Royal Grammar School, Guildford & Cobham RFC) Surrey, No 8
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