England squad announced ahead of Five Nations

Ten of England’s best and brightest rising stars have been selected to represent their nation at the upcoming Five Nations tournament in France.

Top talents from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France will go head-to-head from 6-8th April at the prestigious championships.

Each country will be represented by an Under 13 and Under 15 team, both made up of three boys and two girls.

England reigned supreme at last year’s event, clinching the title in both categories.

2017 English Junior Under 13 champion, Torrie Malik will spearhead the Under 15 team, having recently reached the British Under 23 Open quarter-finals in January at only 13-years-old.

The Sussex sensation will be joined by Yorkshire’s Asia Harris, who gets her first England call up after claiming the British Junior Under 13 national title in October.

Previously capped Hassan Khalil from Warwickshire will be joined by England debutants Muhammed Khan, from Staffordshire, and Sussex’s Franklin Smith to complete the line-up.

British Junior Open Under 13 2018 champion Jonah Bryant leads the younger side alongside Warwickshire’s Abdallah Eissa and Essex’s Yusuf sheikh.

2017 British Junior Under 13 runner up Amelie Haworth will also be making her appearance with Dorset’s Amy Campbell-Wynter.

Tania Bailey, England Squash High Performance Coach, spoke of her delight to hand several players their first England caps:

“I am delighted to announce the squad for the upcoming Five Nations. There are a number of players who will be playing for England for the first time, so it is going to be really exciting.”

“There were some very difficult decisions when picking the teams and that shows the strength we have.

“It is fantastic to have Under 13 British Open champion Jonah Bryant in the team and we also have a number of players who are world-class for their age.

“This trip is often the first point of contact for many players who go on to play for England at world and European junior championships in the future, so we look for them to gain experience wearing the England shirt and it's where standards and expectations of what it is to represent England begin.

“We look forward to travelling to France and competing and hope for a very successful trip.”