After the East versus West match at St. Helens on Wednesday night, national selectors have now confirmed a 28-strong squad to represent Wales at Under 18 level, including six Eyasses.
The squad was selected after intense training camps, weeks of analysis and monitoring which culminated in the trial match.
WRU Under 18 Team Manager, Gethin Watts, said:
“The trial match was a great exercise and was an opportunity for us to see all players once again in a game situation and allowed us to make some final assessments on players involved over the past few months.”
Wales begin their international campaign with a warm-up game against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on 15 February before taking on Scotland on 11 March in Glasgow. The team will then travel to Madrid in late March to take part in the U18 FIRA-AER European championship.
“I’d like to thank everyone who was involved including all the regional performance managers and Under 18 coaches,” added Watts.
“As a management group we are really pleased with the number of talented and exciting players coming through the WRU player pathway and we’re looking forward to working with this squad and preparing for the season.”
2012 Wales Under 18 Squad
Forwards
Callum Jay Lewis - Blues
Nicky Smith - Ospreys
Elliot Dee - Dragons
Ethan Lewis - Blues
Scott Otten - Ospreys
Nicky Thomas - Ospreys
Alex Jefferies - Dragons
Gus McPherson - Blues
Scott Andrews - Dragons
Joshua Helps - Scarlets
Derryn Jones - Dragons
Benjamin Roach - Blues
Calum Davies - Ospreys
Scott Matthews - Dragons
James Benjamin - Dragons
Backs
Shaun Clarke - Blues
Connor Lloyd - Scarlets
Luke Crane - Dragons
Gareth Thomson - Blues
Jack Maynard - Scarlets
Dafydd Howells - Ospreys
Jack Dixon - Dragons
Mike Jones - RGC 1404
Ben Roberts - Ospreys
Steffan Hughes - Scarlets
Lewis Hudd - Dragons
Hallam Amos - Dragons
Ethan Davies - Dragons