THREE members of Crediton RFC have taken part in Under 16 trials for England.
Robert Avery-Wright and Sam Hill are both students at Queen Elizabeth's Community College, Crediton and Ollie Massey-Birch is a student at Kelly College, Tavistock.
Robert, Sam and Ollie played in the Under 16 Divisional Festival for the South West at Moseley RFC, Birmingham on an all-weather 3G rubber crumb pitch for the two day festival.
The England Under 16 National selectors and coaching panel included the new head coach, Phil Stanlake.
The second and final Under 16 Festival saw an additional 44 players given the chance to show their paces in front of the England selectors.
Crediton RFC Coach, Rodney Matthews explained: "They are three boys from a very talented squad of players.
"We are very proud of their achievements; they have worked very hard in training and have shown a lot of commitment.
"They are a great bunch of lads and it is a fantastic effort by them."
The England U16 selectors called back 60 players, including Sam and Ollie to attend their development squad during the half term at Hartpury College, Glos.
They attended a five-day camp, training under England 16 Group head coach Phil Stanlake.
The England and England "A" squads were announced with both Sam and Ollie in the England 16 squad.
They will both train at Solihul School from March 13 to 15 and will play in a practice match against Northampton Academy U17 on Sunday, March 15 with Sam playing outside centre with Ollie as scrum half.
The England squad will contest the Four Nations Tournament against Wales, France and Italy in South Wales in April.
Nora Parminter