Worcester Warriors’ James Scott on bench for England Under 18s

Scott, who attends Malvern College, is on the bench for the match, which is England’s first in an international series.

Hereford’s Aaron Hinkley, a back rower who is part of Gloucester’s academy set-up, is in England’s starting line-up.

England will face Ireland on Wednesday (5.15pm) and Scotland next Sunday (2.30pm) as part of the series.

England Under 18s head coach John Fletcher said: “This competition is a fantastic opportunity for the players to develop both as a team and individually.

“We have picked a strong squad and as a group we will aim to get better game on game.

“It’s not often we have the chance to spend a prolonged period of time with the players so as a coaching team we really looking forward to the time together in Swansea.”

England squad to face Canada:

15. Kieran Wilkinson (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)

14. Arron Reed (Sale Sharks, Kirkham Grammar School)

13. Oli Morris (Saracens, New Hall School)

12. Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, Bedford School)

11. Cadan Murley (Harlequins, Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School)

10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, Brighton College)

9. Cameron Kelemeti (Newcastle Falcons, Durham School)

1. James Kenny (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)

2. Nic Dolly (Sale Sharks)

3. Marcus Street (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)

4. James Dun (Bristol, Millfield School)

5. Joe Tunney (Wasps, Dr Challoners Grammar School)

6. Richard Capstick (Exeter Chiefs, Exeter College)

7. Aaron Hinkley (Gloucester, St Peters)

8. Andy Christie (Saracens, Harrow School)

Replacements:

16. Will Capon (Bristol, Bristol Grammar School)

17. George Head (Harlequins, Tonbridge School)

18. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, Wyggeston & QEI College)

19. James Scott (Worcester Warriors, Malvern College)

20. Josh Basham (London Irish, Wellington College)

21. Ollie Fox (Yorkshire Carnegie, New College Pontefract)

22. Tom Hardwick (Leicester Tigers, Rugby School)

23. Cameron Redpath (Sale Sharks, Sedbergh School)