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The class of 2013: What happened to the England U20 team that triumphed?

Lock: Elliott Stooke –  The powerful lock began his career at Gloucester Rugby, before moving to West Country rivals Bath in 2016.

Stooke earned a call up to England Saxons in 2014 as injury cover for Graham Kitchener, while also playing in England’s summer fixture against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium.


Lock: Dom Barrow (Retired) – The forward joined Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract from the 2013-14 season. However, he was granted early release, to sign for Leicester Tigers from the 2015-16 season.

On 22 March 2018, Barrow left Leicester to join La Rochelle in France’s Top 14 with immediate effect as a medical joker. On the same date, it was also confirmed that Barrow will join Premiership rivals Northampton Saints for the 2018/19 season

However, after leaving Saints by mutual consent, the 26-year-old is now throwing himself wholeheartedly into a new world of green technology as managing director of Pure-EV, a firm specialising in installing electric vehicle charging points.


Flanker: Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers) – The versatile forward returned to Welford Road in 2016 after impressing over two seasons in Championship rugby with Bedford Blues.

Wells, who can play at lock or flanker, was also part of the Tigers squad that reached the finals of the Premiership Sevens in 2013 and played in every game in the successful Anglo-Welsh Cup campaign in 2016/17 before agreeing a new contract at the club and firmly establishing himself in the senior squad.

His 29 appearances during 2018/19 was the highest by any member of the first-team squad.


Flanker: David Sisi (Zebre) – The flanker moved to Bath in 2013 where over the course of four years he also spent loan periods to Yorkshire Carnegie (formally Leeds Carnegie), London Scottish and back to London Irish.

After being released in 2017, he headed to Parma, Italy, with Zebre Rugby Club in the Pro 14 competition. He also now plays internationally for Italy, and has won nine caps to date.


Number 8: Jack Clifford (Retired) – The captain from the final triumph would go onto won 10 international caps after making his England debut during the Six Nations in 2016.

He was part of the England squad which completed a series whitewash in Australia in 2016, and his final international appearance came against Italy at Twickenham in February 2017.

In total, he featured 100 times for Harlequins before having to retire aged 27 in August 2020.