Six players from the Southern area have been named in national under-21 squads to began preparations for the Junior World Cup.
Richmond Lum, Kieran O'Connor and Johnny Thorn have been picked in the men's squad, while Ginny Wilson, Tessa Jopp and Maddi McLean have been picked in the women's squad.
The men's Junior World Cup is in India later in the year and the women's competition is in Chile at the end of the year.
