Clark was a deserving call up to the recent England U18 training camp and although Wardell missed out on selection, that is no indicator of a lack of ability with the lock having repeatedly shown his ability for Saracens this season. He brings ball-handling ability to the centres while Smith is a more incisive ball-carrier, despite having been utilised primarily at full-back this season by Tigers. Earlier in the campaign victories were achieved against Saracens, Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs and the players gained invaluable match experience in their narrow defeats to Bristol, London Irish and Gloucester. The Bath forwards went through the phases patiently before flanker Xavier Hastings crashed over from close range. Bath Rugby U18’s pushed on from their emphatic 77-17 victory over Bristol Bears U18’s with a hard fought 8-16 victory over Harlequins on Saturday at Surrey Sports Park. This is the entry point to the Bath Academy for all players and offers a route for those who are appropriately committed and able to progress towards the professional game. Harry Ascherl, 11. Chris Moseley, 20. Linking up with the national side from Bath are Beechen Cliff School trio John Stewart, Orlando Bailey, Ethan Staddon and Millfield’s Ewan Richards. For those players that don’t progress to a Senior Academy Contract here with us, they have had some outstanding experiences that will hold them in good stead moving forwards for the next part of their journey and we ensure there is a careful process in place to look after all of the U18s that are moving onto their next steps.”, “There have been many areas where I feel we have developed as a squad, but I think the most important thing that has developed is the relationships the players have built with each other and the staff who have worked with them on their journeys. In what has been a problem position for a number of years, England’s young scrum-half options look to be particularly loaded again. Ashton Gate Stadium Reflecting on a challenging season in the Southern Conference of the Premiership Rugby U18s League, Lilley discussed the steps both the squad and the coaching team have taken to build the key relationships that have ultimately driven their development this season. Abingdon’s Atkinson is not far behind him, while Bath will still have high hopes for Bailey. Tom Unsworth. Fly-half Orlando Bailey is also a product of Dorchester RFC before joining the Bath Academy at 14. Our. Morgan Strinati, 6. SGS Filton full-back Mullins offers that same versatility in the back three and is already on the radar of the IRFU, while Hartley is more of the modern-day prototype at the position with impressive physicality, strong aerial ability and a sizeable boot. There aren’t many players in the league this season that look as polished as Ilione does, with the Rugby School flanker having once again starred in Leicester’s charge to the final of the competition. To inspire our community through rugby success. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. "Ethan, John and Orlando have continued to develop well with us here over the summer, and within the Bath Rugby Partnership programme at Beechen Cliff since September and Ewan will no doubt keep pushing on with Millfield School in the coming weeks, before we begin to see more of him again as we head into the U18 Academy League season in December.