The England Under 18s squad to compete in this season's Six Nations Festival has been announced.

Owen Farrell (Saracens and St Georges Harpenden) and Jake Sharp (Saracens and Oaklands College) are included in the squad of 26 players selected from the Rugby Football Union's Regional Academy system. The squad includes 12 players who ran out for the Under 18s side last season in either the Six Nations Festival or the Development Tour to Argentina.

England head into this season's Six Nations Festival campaign on the back of a grand slam of wins in the European showcase competition in Cork last season, but with several new faces in the side.

The England Under 18s Six Nations Festival squad kick off their season against Scotland at Kingston Park on March 22nd, 2pm.