Congratulations to King Edward VII School Old Boy, Jared Saunders (Class of 2009) on his selection to the England Counties Squad for the East African Tour. Jared currently plays for the Saracens. The young prop looked at home in the Premiership just a year after joining the club on trial. The South African born prop joined the Academy on a full time basis for the 2010/11 campaign.

The England Counties have named their 26-man squad for next month’s three match tour to Uganda and Kenya.

Eleven counties and 15 clubs are represented within the squad which contains 12 debutants. The England Counties squad is the representative flagship of the county and community game and since being founded in 2002 has visited North and South America, Europe and the Far East.

Congratulations Jared-the KES Community will be following your career with keen interest and wish you all the best!

England Counties Squad
Forwards
Rob Baldwin (Wharfedale & Yorkshire)
Joe Bonner (Blackheath & Kent)
Richard Boyle(Newcastle Falcons & Northumberland)
James Cleverly (Blackheath & Kent)
David Dickinson (Tynedale & Northumberland)
Billy Johnson (Unattached & Hertfordshire)
James Lindfield (Westcombe Park & Kent)
Dave Marwick (Stockport & Cheshire)
Louis McGowan (Sedgley Park & Lancashire)
Ben Pons (Moseley & North Mids)
Gareth Rawlings (Fylde & Lancashire)
Jared Saunders (Saracens & Hertfordshire)
Craig Voisey (Moseley & North Mids)
Sam Wilkes (Cinderford & Gloucestershire)

Backs
Chris Briers (Fylde & Lancashire)
Will Burton (Luctonians & North Mids)
Phil Chesters (Ealing & Devon)
Steve Hamilton (Unattached & Yorkshire)
Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing & Cheshire)
Toby Howley-Berridge (Unattached & Eastern Counties)
Stefan Liebenberg (Bedford & Hertfordshire)
Harry Peck (Tynedale & Northumberland)
Jack Smales (Nevers & Northumberland)
Rory Teague (Cinderford & Gloucestershire)
Tom Wheatcroft (Ealing & Warwickshire)
Jim Wigglesworth (Hull & Yorkshire)