Olver in England Under 20 squad

Former Oundle School pupil Sam Olver has been included in this season’s England Under 20 squad.

The talented fly-half, now at the Northampton Saints Academy, is one of 11 players who represented England at Under 18 level on their recent summer tour to South Africa.

The 32-man group will be hoping to win a fourth Under 20 Six Nations title in a row in the New Year before heading to New Zealand to defend their IRB Junior World Championship trophy next June.

England Under 20 Elite Player Squad 2013/14:

Forwards

James Chisholm (Harlequins)

Joel Conlon (Exeter Chiefs)

Tom Ellis (Bath Rugby)

Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)

Paul Hill (Leeds Carnegie)

Jonny Hill (Gloucester Rugby)

Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton Saints)

Maro Itoje (Saracens)

Gus Jones (London Wasps)

Lewis Ludlow (Gloucester Rugby)

Alex Lundberg (London Wasps)

Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby)

Cameron Neild (Sale Sharks)

Will Owen (Leicester Tigers)

Harry Rudkin (Leicester Tigers)

Harry Thacker (Leicester Tigers)

Scott Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)

Backs

Callum Braley (Bristol Rugby)

Billy Burns (Gloucester Rugby)

Jordan Burns (Harlequins)

George Catchpole (Leicester Tigers)

Nathan Earle (Saracens)

Louis Grimoldby (Harlequins)

Zach Kibirige (Newcastle Falcons)

Sam Olver (Northampton Saints)

Howard Packman (Northampton Saints)

Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers)

Harry Sloan (Harlequins)

Tom Stephenson (Northampton Saints)

Nick Tompkins (Saracens)

Stuart Townsend (Exeter Chiefs)

Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)

Olver was in the Northampton Saints Under 19 team – along with former Peterborough prop Harry Morley – that beat Leinster Under 19s 21-17 in Dublin on Friday. Olver kicked two conversions.

Olver in England Under 20 squad