Back-row forward Chris Walker, of Prince Henry’s Grammar School, Otley, has been named as captain of the North Under-18 squad to face the South West at Broadstreet RFC, Coventry on Friday.

He is joined in the team by second row and schoolmate Richard Rhodes and hooker Harry Hannan (Woodhouse Grove).

In addition to these three Leeds Carnegie players are three more in winger James Twomey (Birkdale High School) and back-rowers Ben Morris (QEGS Wakefield) and Oliver Stedman (King’s School, Tynemouth).

On the bench are Ben Sowrey and David Simmons from Prince Henry’s, Oliver Shaw (Bradford Grammar School), Christian Georgiou (Old Brodleians) and George Elliott (Giggleswick School).