Head coach James Cooper has named his 12-player England Sevens squad to play in the Rugby Europe U18 7s Championship in Prague (23 and 24 July).
All matches will be played at Rugby Klub Petrovice and will be streamed live on www.rugbyeurope.eu
The competition is made up of three pools of three teams each. Drawn in pool B, England play Portugal (10:22 local time, 09:22 UK time) and Czech Republic (15:06 local time, 14:06 UK time). All teams then progress into another pool depending on results before final matches to determine the top three and places four-nine.
Lauren Bailey, Evelyn Clarke, Connie Clarke, Isobel McGuire-Evans and Eva Wood are selected after impressing at Centre of Excellence talent identification training and festivals.
Olivia Constable will captain the side and Lucy Thorpe is vice-captain.
Cooper said: “We’re really looking forward to heading to Prague.
“It has been incredibly tough to narrow down the group to the selected players.
“I feel these 12 players offer us the balance of positions required for a sevens tournament.
“It is also exciting to name five players in the squad who were identified from the Centre of Excellence and didn’t feature for England U18 15s this season. This is further demonstration of the multiple entry points and different rates of development within the game.”
Squad list
Daisy Aspinall (Burton, Loughborough Lightning)
Lauren Bailey (Dings Crusaders, Bristol Bears)
Reneeqa Bonner (Dings Crusaders, Bristol Bears)
Evelyn Clarke (Worcester RFU, Worcester Warriors)
Connie Clarke (Preston Grasshoppers, Sale Sharks)
Olivia Constable (Hartpury College, Gloucester-Hartpury)
Isobel McGuire-Evans (Telford Hornets, Worcester Warriors)
Sophie McQueen (Chippenham, Gloucester-Hartpury)
Anna Richardson (Tynedale, North East Cumbria)
Niamh Swailes (DMP Durham Sharks, North East and Cumbria)
Lucy Thorpe (DMP Durham Sharks, North East and Cumbria)
Eva Wood (Old Halesonians, Worcester Warriors)
With thanks to the RFU
