England Knights

England Knights
Team information
Nickname	The Knights
Governing body	Rugby Football League
Region	Europe
Head coach	Paul Anderson
Captain	TBA
Most caps	Jodie Broughton (5)
Top try-scorer	Jodie Broughton (6)
Top point-scorer	Luke Gale (28)
Uniforms
First colours	Second colours
Team results
	First international
	Knights 38–18 France; (15 October 2011)
	Biggest win
	Knights 62–4 Ireland; (16 June 2012)

England Knights (previously known as Emerging England and England A) is considered the feeder team for the England rugby league team. The Knights play a key role in the development of emerging talent, allowing players to gain experience in an international environment and to compete for a place in the England first team.

History[]

1990s–2000s: Origins[]

The idea of a second England team originated in the 1990s as "Emerging England" to give young players a chance to play internationally before being called up to the senior side. Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s Emerging England played against the senior sides of developing nations. In another incarnation as "England A", the team took on the Australian Kangaroos in the second game of the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The Kangaroos defeated England A 26–22 in front of 6,817 fans.

2011–13: Foundation[]

In the late 2000s, the idea of a second England team was dropped until 2011 when the RFL decided to resurrect it as England Knights. A squad of players under 25 were chosen play against France and where they came out 38–18 victors. The following year they competed in and won the 2012 European Championship and defeated Samoa in a 2013 test match.

2014–17: Hiatus[]

The England Knights team was not utilized at all between 2014 and 2017.

2018: Return[]

In 2018 it was announced that the Knights would go on a two series tour of Papua New Guinea.

Current squad[]

Squad selected for the upcoming match against Jamaica on 15 October 2021.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Pts	Club
	Matty Ashton				Warrington Wolves
	Jack Broadbent				Leeds Rhinos
	Lewis Dodd				St Helens
	Levi Edwards				Leeds Rhinos
	Matty English				Huddersfield Giants
	Morgan Gannon				Leeds Rhinos
	Sam Halsall				Wigan Warriors
	Tom Holroyd				Leeds Rhinos
	George Lawler				Hull KR
	Matty Lees				St Helens
	Mikey Lewis				Hull KR
	Ellis Longstaff				Warrington Wolves
	Liam Marshall				Wigan Warriors
	James McDonnell				Wigan Warriors
	Kai Pearce-Paul				Wigan Warriors
	Will Pryce				Huddersfield Giants
	Aaron Smith				St Helens
	Danny Walker				Warrington Wolves
	Oliver Wilson				Huddersfield Giants
	Connor Wrench				Warrington Wolves