The London & South East Under 18 selectors have named their squad for the Divisional Festival this weekend (January 2-4, 2009) and it includes five Hertfordshire players.

In the annual Divisional Festival at Broadstreet RFC near Coventry, London & South East U18 will take on the Midlands Division on Friday January 2 (2pm). The respective winners and losers from that match and Friday's other fixture between the South West and the North will meet on Sunday January 4 (11am and 1pm).

The London & South East squad includes three England Under 16 caps from last season - Sam Stanley, Joe Atkinson and Kit McCartney - and five players who represented the England U16 A team in 2008: Ali Bone, Mike Hogan, Sam Northcote-Green, Ransom and Marland Yarde.

The Hertfordshire Players in the squad are:

Backs
Jamie Hearn, wing (Hertfordshire, Oaklands College and Saracens Academy)
Henry Staff, centre (Hertfordshire, Bedford Modern and Saracens Academy)
Andrew Stredwick, centre (Hertfordshire, Dame Alice Owens School and Old Albanian RFC)

Forwards
James Speirs, No 8 (Hertfordshire, Roundwood Park and Harpenden RFC)
Matthew Steele, second row (Hertfordshire Dame Alice Owens School and Cheshunt RFC)