The team will be captained by Ben Carlile and includes ten players in the 23 man squad who could make their first appearance for the Under-18s in a competitive game, having previously played in the Academy’s Junior Development Squad.

Looking ahead to the start of the season Yorkshire Carnegie’s Player Development Coach Steve Slavin said: “We are looking forward to getting our season underway against Newcastle this weekend. We have had a long pre-season and the players have been training well so it will be good to see where we are in a competitive game.

“Ben Carlile will captain the side and earlier this week it was good to see him presented with his kit from Carnegie first team player Josh Bainbridge, who captained Carnegie last week and who himself is a graduate of our Academy.”

1. Ben Carlile (c) – Pocklington
2. Adam Brown – St Peters, York
3. Billy Nicholls – Benton Park
4. Tor Borrowdale – Tapton
5. Matt Burke – Woodhouse Grove
6. Archie Smeaton – Hymers
7. Edan Kelly – QEGS
8. Ted Wainwright – Ripon Grammar
9. Joe Green (vc) – Woodhouse Grove
10. Dan Lancaster – Bishop Burton
11. Jack Bodman – Hill House
12. Kieran Wilyman – Woodhouse Grove
13. Andre Robson – Durham
14. Joe Gatus – QEGS
15. Joe Carpenter – Woodhouse Grove
16. Ryan Gibson – Woodhouse Grove & Keighley RUFC
17. Conner Hancock – Bishop Burton
18. Will Robinson – Woodhouse Grove
19. Adam Hopkinson – Silcoates
20. Chris Jackson – Woodhouse Grove
21. Kai Ramratten – Mount St Marys
22. Tom Stephenson – QEGS
23. Jack Kennell – Queen Ethelburga’s