6 selected for Lancs 20’s Roses Battle

Date: 20 February 2013

Six Preston Grasshoppers players are included in the Lancashire U20’s squad to face Yorkshire on Sunday at Broughton Park in the final North group game. A Lancashire win should earn them a home draw in the quarter finals.

Phil Mills captains the side at Hooker with Ally Murray, Eddie Webster and Ollie Farley also named in he pack. Lewis Allen is named at fly-half and winger Antony Elliott is named amongst the replacements. The full side is listed below.

15 Curtis Strong (Fylde), 14 Connor Trueman (Cardiff Met University), 13 Tom Bedlow (Rossendale), 12 Michael Simmons (Fylde), 11 Ben Rath (Fylde); 10 Lewis Allen (Preston Grasshoppers), 9 Patrick Paine (Sedgley Park); 1 Connor McGrath (Sedgley Park), 2 Phil Mills (c) (Preston Grasshoppers), 3 James Keegan (Sefton), 4 Alastair Murray (Preston Grasshoppers), 5 Charlie Cook (Fylde), 6 Oliver Farley (Preston Grasshoppers), 7 Eddie Webster (Preston Grasshoppers), 8 Sam Peet (Liverpool St Helens)

Replacements: 16 Jordan Lord (Rossendale), 17 Tom Burtonwood (Fylde), 18 Jonathon Gorst (West Park), 19 Oliver Trippier (Fylde), 20 Jack Pedder (Ashton-on-Mersey), 21 Antony Elliott (Preston Grasshoppers), 22 Chris Kohler (Caldy)

The game kicks off at 2pm and admission is free.

Good luck to all the lads involved.

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