FORMER England international and NatWest Schools Cup Ambassador Mark Cueto has selected 30 of the best players from the U15 and U18 NatWest Schools Cup competition to experience a day in the life of an elite player.

Two of the players selected from the U15 age category are Charlie Short and Stuart Williams from Shebbear College.

Charlie, 14, is from Launceston but has attended Shebbear College since he was eight years old. His club rugby has been spent with Launceston Rugby Club who he has played for since the age of seven.

He has been in the Elite Gold Squad for Cornwall in both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

To ensure the very best of the next generation of England rugby talent, nominations were opened to all teams who played in the 2015/16 season of the U15 or U18 NatWest Schools Cup and Vase.

Once all player nominations had been made, Cueto picked the best of the best from each age group with 15 players at both U15 and U18 level chosen to take part in the elite training day.

He said: “The level of quality in the applications for the NatWest Schools Cup Academy Day was extremely high, making my job very difficult.

“Of the 30 that have been selected, they all demonstrate true excellence in the way they have performed this season, making them a great addition to their schools’ team. I’m looking forward to meeting them all in person on May 22.”

The players will gather at the official training base for England Rugby, Pennyhill Park Hotel, on Sunday, May 22, where they will be hosted by an England Rugby legend and treated to a training session with three current England players.

After the training session, Academy Day players will gain an insight into the analytics behind the game by studying video footage of the session with the England players and a leading sport scientist.