ENGLAND’S Under 20 team will defend their RBS Six Nations title at Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium this season.

Sixways will stage all three of England’s home internationals on Friday nights, kicking off with an opening game against Italy on February 6 at 8pm.

France are the opponents on March 13 with the tournament completed by the visit of Scotland on March 20 and both these games will be shown live on SkySports.

England Under 20 coach Mark Mapletoft said: “We’re delighted to be playing our home games at Worcester this season and we hope rugby fans will turn out in force to watch us.

“The recent developments at Sixways make it a magnificent stadium to visit and the crowd has always generated a fantastic atmosphere.

“Worcester fans will know that Miles Benjamin and Matt Cox were two of the players who helped England make such an impact at this level last season and now the challenge is for the next group of young international players to follow in their footsteps.

“It’s an exciting time to be working with young players of the quality we have in England and I’m sure spectators at our games will enjoy the athletic and attractive brand of rugby we aspire to play.”