Lincolnshire brothers selected for England Six Nations senior and under-20s squad

By Evie Payne

2nd Feb 2023 | Local News

Ollie and Lewis (image courtesy of Leicester Tigers).
Ollie and Lewis (image courtesy of Leicester Tigers).

Two brothers have been selected to represent England in the senior and under-20s Six Nations Squads.

Lincolnshire brothers Ollie and Lewis Chessum, have been selected the represent England in the Guinness Six Nations 2023, having played in and around the local area, as well as for national, international and premiership clubs prior to this.

Ollie, 22, was part of Kesteven’s junior set up for over two years, before heading to Leicester Tigers, to gain experience at their academy programme. This was made even more sweet for Ollie as Tigers were the Premiership side he supported.

Ollie now has 5 senior caps for England and will be playing in England's opener with Scotland this weekend.

Lewis, 19, has been named as the captain for England's under-20s squad, and will represent the country at the Friday game against Scotland at the Twickenham Stoop.

A host of local and Leicester Tigers players have been selected for the England Rugby Six Nations 2023 squad.

The tournament begins on 4 February, kicking-off with Wales vs Ireland at the Millennium Stadium at 2:15pm, and England vs Scotland at Twickenham at 4:45pm.

Much to the delight of many local fans, the squad is jam-packed with Leicester Tigers players, including Ollie Chessum, Dan Cole, Joe Heyes, Dan Kelly, Freddie Steward, Ben Youngs and Jack van Poortvliet.

The full England 2023 Six Nations senior squad will comprise of...

Forwards:

Ollie Chessum

Dan Cole

Ben Curry

Alex Dombrandt 

Ben Earl

Ellis Genge (VC)

Jamie George

Joe Heyes 

Jonny Hill 

Nick Isiekwe

Maro Itoje

Tom Dunn

Lewis Ludlam

David Ribbans

Bevan Rodd

Sam Simmonds

Kyle Sinckler

Mako Vunipola

Jack Walker (Harlequins, uncapped)

Jack Willis

Backs:

Elliot Daly

Owen Farrell (C)

Tommy Freeman

Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, uncapped)

Dan Kelly

Max Malins

Joe Marchant

Alex Mitchell

Cadan Murley (Harlequins, uncapped)

Henry Slade

Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, uncapped)

Marcus Smith

Freddie Steward

Manu Tuilagi

Jack van Poortvliet

Ben Youngs

Head to the England Rugby website to find out more about the Six Nations squad and upcoming fixtures.

Alternatively, check out the Stamford Nub News rundown of where to watch the upcoming fixtures here.

     

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