News | Harlequins Rugby Union | Official Site : Harlequins U18s set for opening clash with Saracens

PREMIERSHIP RUGBY today announced an extension of their partnership with the UK's largest insurance company, Aviva, for a further three years.The contract extension, which starts in the 2014-15 season, will cover a golden era for club rugby in England and will include a period when the country will host a Rugby World Cup and when rugby union will finally rejoin the Olympic movement.

Denzel Boatey-Agyei, Nathan Thomas and Silas-Paul Johnson have all been selected for the Harlequins Elite Player Development Groups following recent performances during the National U15 tournament.

Mike Brown will play fullback for England as they take on the Barbarians on Sunday at Twickenham Stadium. Lining up on the opposition will be prop James Johnston who has been named in the Barbarians starting XV.

Consisting of players from schools across the Harlequins Surrey and Sussex regions, the U18s open their campaign against a very strong Saracens team containing six England U18 squad members - their first of six fixtures against Clubs from the south of England.

The Harlequins side, sponsored by Paladin Capital, will be led by Academy coaches Howard Graham and Jim Evans and will for the first game include full time Academy player Henry Taylor.

Harlequins Academy U18s squad to face Saracens Academy U18s:

Ben Woollams, Brandon Bellamin, Harry Forrest, Tom Mclean, George Smith, George Taylor, James Francis, Tom Whiteley, George Jones, Henry Taylor, Sam Arnold, Jack Robinson, Seb Adeniran-Olule, Joshua Ibuanokpe, Ben Ledger, Charlie Piper, Kieran Treadwell, Finlay Hillicks, Dom McGeekie, Henry Cheeseman, Jamie Wilcock and James Chisholm.