Divisional U15s prepare for first ever match

Two Hertfordshire girls are included by Maggie Alphonsi in London & South East's Under 15 team to face the South West at Newbury RFC on Sunday (March 13, 2pm) in the new regional team’s first competitive match ahead of the RFUW Divisional Festival next month.

The Festival at Hartpury College near Gloucester on April 16 and 17 will see players continue in their bids to stake a claim for places in national squads.

The London & South East U15 team will be coached by Simon Burgess and James Cooper.

The team is as follows:

Amy Dickinson (Hampshire and Solent Sirens)
Sophie Sutherland (Surrey)
Rebecca Pritchard (Surrey and London Irish)
Emma Swords (Surrey and London Irish)
Eleanor Boatman (Surrey and London Irish)
Victoria Childs (Hampshire and Ellingham & Ringwood)
Bryony Pomfret (Hertfordshire and Welwyn)
Jessica Boyd (Surrey and London Irish)
Heather Clegg (Sussex and South Sussex Barbarians)
Natasha Mcaneny (Kent and Aylesford Bulls)
Laura Tolley (Kent and Aylesford Bulls)
Georgina Neary (Kent and Aylesford Bulls)
Sarah Bern (Surrey and London Irish).

Replacements:
Emily Hewitt (Hampshire and Ellingham & Ringwood)
Faye Smale (Essex and Rochford Hundred)
Ella Levey (Kent and Old Alleynians)
Elena Mackay (Surrey and London Irish)
Rebecca Wadhams (Kent and Aylesford Bulls)
Caitlin Flower (Sussex and South Sussex Barbarians)
Lily Dibb-Fuller (Sussex and South Sussex Barbarians)
Hannah West (Hampshire and Solent Sirens)
Sydney Gregson (Hertfordshire and Letchworth).

• London and South East's senior XV won their second match (v Midlands, 19-12) in the first ever women's divisional championship, and now lead the tournament with one match to go.

P W D L F A Pts London & South East 2 2 0 0 34 17 4 North 2 1 0 1 53 42 2 Midlands 2 1 0 1 32 38 2 South West 2 0 0 2 27 39 0