Reuben Logan, son of former Scotland international Kenny Logan and television presenter Gabby Logan, is poised to start for England U20 Men’s team against Coventry this weekend at Butts Park Arena.
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The Men’s Pathway team take on the Championship outfit this Saturday (25 May, 15:00 BST kick-off) in preparation for the upcoming 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa. The uncapped fixture will be streamed live via the England Rugby YouTube channel.
Logan, who previously trained with Scotland at the Under-17 level, donned the English rose during last year’s Under-18 Six Nations Festival. This weekend, he takes a significant step forward by starting for the Under-20s.
His father, Kenny Logan, a celebrated figure at Wasps, faced the end of his club’s era and transitioned to Northampton Saints. However, Reuben’s choice to represent a different national team was a more complex decision.
“It was an interesting conversation,” said Logan, recalling the moment he informed his dad of his choice.
“He realised I’ve got to do what’s best for me. He was a bit hurt at the start, but I explained that it was not his career anymore and he said fair play.
“He’s been really supportive, really helpful. He used to drive me up and down to Northampton, to Henley, and to England camps, so he’s been really helpful in my development.”
There was a third option, courtesy of mum and television icon Gabby, who represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games, but the 18-year-old was encouraged to come to his own conclusions.
“I didn’t really know when I was younger,” said Logan, who attended school and lives in the south-east of England. “When I got older, I realised that was the avenue I wanted to go down.
“Dad said do what’s best for you, which I really appreciated.
“They both want me to play well and play good rugby, so whatever crest is on my shirt, hopefully they’ll be proud of me.”
The England U20 side continue their summer schedule with a two-Test tour in Georgia next month, facing their U20 counterparts on 7 and 12 June at the Avchala Stadium.
England team to play Coventry:
15 Ioan Jones (Gloucester Rugby, Minchinhampton RFC, 4 caps)
14 Will Glister (Northampton Saints, Buckingham Rugby Club, uncapped)
13 Oli Spencer (Newcastle Falcons, Epping Rams Rugby, 4 caps)
12 Charlie Myall (Leicester Tigers, Maidenhead Rugby Club, uncapped)
11 Alex Wills (Sale Sharks, Droitwich Rugby Club, 7 caps)
10 George Makepeace-Cubitt (Northampton Saints, Reading Abbey RFC, 4 caps)
9 Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers, Hungerford RFC, uncapped)
1 Cameron Miell (Leicester Tigers, Paul Roos, uncapped)
2 James Isaacs (Saracens, Hemel Hempstead Camelot RFC, 2 caps)
3 James Halliwell (Bristol Bears, Thornbury Broncos Rugby Club, 9 caps)
4 Harvey Cuckson (Bath Rugby, Mold RFC, 1 cap)
5 Tom Burrow (c) (Sale Sharks, Morley RFC, uncapped)
6 Reuben Logan (Northampton Saints, Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club, uncapped)
7 George Timmins (Bath Rugby, Market Harborough RUFC, uncapped)
8 Zach Carr (Harlequins, Ironsides Rugby Club, 5 caps)
REPLACEMENTS
16 Jacob Oliver (Newcastle Falcons, Barnard Castle Rugby Club, 4 caps)
17 Ethan Clarke (Harlequins, Worthing RFC, 2 caps)
18 Billy Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, 5 caps)
19 Harry Browne (Harlequins, Rosslyn Park, 4 caps)
20 Arthur Green (Bath Rugby, Frome RFC, uncapped)
21 Archie McParland (Northampton Saints, Ruthin RFC, 4 caps)
22 Ben Coen (Exeter Chiefs, Teignmouth RFC, uncapped)
23 Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, uncapped)
24 Malelili Satala (Leicester Tigers, Trentham RUFC, uncapped)
25 Conor Byrne (Harlequins, Old Wimbledonians RFC, uncapped)
ENGLAND U20 MEN PRE-WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
- 25 May – Coventry RFC vs. England U20 Men – Butts Park Arena – 15:00 BST kick-off (Tickets available here)
- 7 June – Georgia U20 vs. England U20 Men – Avchala Stadium – Kick-off time TBC
- 12 June – Georgia U20 vs. England U20 Men – Avchala Stadium – Kick-off time TBC
The 33-man England Squad Steve Borthwick Should Select For Summer Tour
It’s been a decade since England’s last visit to New Zealand, a challenging 2014 series under Stuart Lancaster resulting in a 3-0 defeat.
The memories of the 2008 tour aren’t any sweeter, with England tasting defeat in both Tests against the All Blacks. However, a glimmer of triumph emerged in 2003, as they secured a thrilling 15-13 victory over New Zealand just before the Rugby World Cup.
In this highly anticipated tour, Borthwick’s squad will face a formidable challenge with only two tests against the All Blacks, following a clash with Japan in Tokyo.
Here is the list of our predicted squad organised by their current clubs:
RUCK’s England squad for the summer:
Harlequins
- Joe Marler
- Fin Baxter
- Chandler Cunningham-South
- Marcus Smith
Bristol Bears
- Ellis Genge
- Harry Randall
- Gabriel Ibitoye
Saracens
- Jamie George
- Theo Dan
- Maro Itoje
- Ben Earl
- Elliot Daly