Bath Rugby Under-18s back Harris, who can play fly-half or centre, starred throughout the U18 Academy League season with tries and kicks at goal aplenty as well as a fantastic array of passes and neat running play.

A Millfield School student, Harris recently enjoyed a three-day camp away with England and debuted at Under-18 level against Italy last August.

England’s game against France takes place in France at Stade Eugene Rossi, Saint-Raphael on Saturday 5 March at 15:30 (GMT).

Head Coach Jonathan Pendlebury said: “It feels like a real milestone to be playing internationals again at this level.

“Players have missed out a lot on opportunities to play competitively against other nations over the past two years, so we’re delighted to be heading to France this week.

“We’ve got a wide squad that has worked together through development camps this season with the focus of exploring boundaries they may perceive individually, positionally and as a team. They have been regularly playing age group rugby for school, college, club and academy this season and I know they are all relishing the chance to represent England.”

England Men’s U18 and U19 upcoming schedule

U18 - France v England, 5 March, 16.30 KO, Stade Eugene Rossi, Saint-Raphael
U18 - England v Wales, 20 March, 14.00 KO, Taunton Rugby Club, Somerset
U18 - Six Nations Festival, 5-18 April, France (location and exact match dates TBC). Games against Wales, Scotland, Italy
U19 – Italy v England, 21-24 April, Italy (exact match date, time and venue TBC)

Harris called up to England U18 squad to play France

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