Initial England Under-18 Squad Released

By Sam Neter on October 5, 2012

Following the recently completed U17 Boys Regional Development Tournament, the initial 36 man squad for the England U18 Men for 2012/13 has been announced.

Made up primarily of the talented 1995 born generation, who secured promotion for the England Under 16s in 2011 and the Under 18s in 2012, they now finally have their chance to compete against Division A talent in the summer of 2013.

The squad will report for a camp in Nottingham on October 25 & 26 as the first stage of the build up to the European Championships.

Head of Performance Warwick Cann commented:

“It is good to see a batch of new talent arise from the Regional Development Program and be added to the core group for this age group. There are a number of 1996-born players and should they not make the final cut, they will certainly be included in the New Horizons U17 program later in the season.”

The full squad is as follows –

England Under-18 Preliminary Squad

Luke Attfield, Bognor Pirates
Kavell Bigby-Williams, NASSA
Nicholas Bohling, Gravelines, France
Alex Browne, Cambridge Cats
Durrell Charles, Westminster Warriors
Pak Chingwombe, Leicester Warriors
Jules Dang Akodo, Union Olimpija, Slovenia
Jefferson Davis, Barking Abbey
Ajou Deng, NASSA
Awab Elniel, N/A (South East)
Charlie Fitch, Cambridge Cats
Jack Griffiths, Bristol Academy Flyers
Lewis Halpin, Cheshire Jets
Sedale Hanson-Young, Birmingham A’s
Brandon Hitchman, Leicester Riders
Tyrell Isaacs, Westminster Warriors
George Ivens, Solent Kestrels
Myles Laurent-Smart, NASSA
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Bristol Academy Flyers
Cameron Mackay, Cheshire Juniors
Josh McSwiggan, Northwhich Jets
Ben Mead, Ipswich
Justas Muzeikevicius, London Pioneers
Joe Mvuezolo, NASSA
Luke Nelson, Reading Rockets
Ikponmwosa (Theo) Oghide, Birmingham A’s
Kingsley Okoroh, Findlay Prep, USA
Tamas Okros, Bristol Academy Flyers
Dwayne Orija, Westminster Warriors
Jon Orrells, Taunton Tigers
Rafael Saipe, Leeds Carnegie
Morayo Soluade Unicaja Malaga, Spain
Stefan Stajsavljevic, Coventry Tornadoes
Jamal Tahraoui, Cheshire Jets
Samuel Turner, Ilkeston Outlaws
Kaiyan Whyte, Lewisham Thunder

Thoughts on the preliminary squad? Let us know in the comments!

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