19 May 2025 | 3 min |

England U20 Women squad for May training camp

England U20 Women’s head coach LJ Lewis has named her squad for this week’s training camp at Loughborough University.

The Women’s Pathway side convene in the Midlands following a 50-17 loss in Marcoussis to Springbok Senior Women in April.

Uncapped Molly Luthayi of Loughborough Lightning is invited into train with the squad having won two U18 caps previously in 2022. Luthayi’s Lightning teammate and transitional Red Rose Grace Clifford makes her anticipated return from injury and returns to the U20 fold alongside forwards Joia Bennett and Hannah Sams.

England U20 Women travel to Bisham Abbey next week (Wednesday 28 – Friday 30) before returning on Monday 9 June for a four-day camp in Berkshire in preparation for July’s Six Nations Women’s Summer Series.

LJ Lewis said: “Our game against South Africa was a fantastic learning opportunity for our players in regard to physicality and courage ahead of a busy summer. Some players were exposed to a senior international environment for the first time; those experiences will be invaluable for their development.

“It’s exciting to welcome Molly, Grace, Joia and Hannah into the team. With their experience in the pathway, their role of reinforcing winning moments will be crucial.

“This is our first opportunity to put our learnings into practice since Marcoussis, and our camps in the coming weeks will aim to reinforce our game principles. We want to challenge the players on how we can play faster using the framework, playing to best space and having winning moments with and without the ball alongside continued bonding as a team and showing courage in our on and off field behaviours.”