THE various England Under 18 squads have been playing warm-up games prior to the International fixtures.

Sedgley front-row men, hooker Jordan Page and prop Jack Forster, are in the "Home Unions" squad who play in the South Wales Festival which starts on March 28.

Both played in the team which beat Bristol Academy 33-10, with Page scoring a try. The next warm-up game is against Harlequins Academy.

The England "September" squad fought out a very physical 18-3 win over a previously unbeaten Loughborough Freshers side.

Sedgley's Jonny Appleton started on the left wing and scored a try before moving to inside centre for the last 10 minutes.

During this time he managed to get caught by a cynical high shot and was concussed, so he will miss the next three weeks, including the warm up game at Sale Academy.