EIGHT Midlands players have been invited to take part in the 18-Group Schools regional rugby match between England North and England South at Castlecroft Stadium in Wolverhampton on Sunday (1pm).

Centre Greg Fincher (RGS Worcester), loosehead prop Chris Le Poidevan (Lawrence Sheriff School), hooker Alan Keylock (Bromsgrove School) and flank-er Jacob Greasley (Bromsgrove School) have been named in the England North starting line-up with lock Richard O'Sullivan (Stowe School) and flanker Sam Boddington (Bedford School) on the bench.

Two more Midlands players, fly-half Shane Geraghty (Colston's) and scrum-half Ben Foden (Bromsgrove School) have been named as the half-back pairing for the England South side.

England North: 15 James McLoughlin (St Anselm's College and Cheshire); 14 Michael Bunting (Keswick School and Cumbria), 13 Greg Fincher (RGS Worcester and North Midlands), 12 Thomas Albinson (Kirkham GS and Lancashire), 11 Richard Westerman (Kirkham GS and Lancashire); 10 Richard Wainwright (Sedbergh and Yorkshire), 9 Lee Dickson (Barnard Castle School and Durham); 1 Chris Le Poidevan (Lawrence Sheriff School and Warwickshire), 2 Alan Keylock (Bromsgrove School and North Midlands), 3 Paul Doran-Jones (Wellington College and Berkshire), 4 TBC, 5 Sam Dickinson (Calday Grange GS and Cheshire), 6 Alastair Horabin (Kirkham GS and Lancashire), 7 Jacob Greasley (Bromsgrove School and North Midlands), 8 TBC.

Replacements: Chris Pilgrim (St Anselm's and Cheshire), Joel Unsworth (Kirkham GS and Lancashire), Mark Darlington (Kirkham GS and Lancashire), Robert Green (Oakham School and Leicestershire), Richard O'Sullivan (Stowe School and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire), Sam Boddington (Bedford School and East Midlands).