Rob Hunter’s 32-man squad, which features no less than 16 players uncapped at under-20 level, will be looking to recapture their title in preparation for the IRB Junior World Championship in France in June.

Hunter said: “We’ve made a couple of changes to the squad and brought in two guys who have been performing consistently well at their club. Both Harry and Henry are talented players and we’re excited to see what they can bring.

“Our focus at the moment is solely on our own preparation and that first Six Nations game against Scotland in Plymouth. They’ve had a warm up game and they’ll be coming at us from the first whistle, but we’ve trained well and we’re looking forward to getting out there on February 1.”

Hunter’s side kick off their campaign against Scotland on Friday February 1 in Plymouth before heading to Ireland, welcoming France to Worcester and Italy to Northampton and then rounding off against Wales in Cardiff.

England U-20s Elite Player Squad 2012-13

Forwards
Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie)
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Luke Cowan Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Max Crumpton (Saracens)
Matt Hankin (Saracens)
Alec Hepburn (London Wasps)
Tom Jubb (Saracens)
Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby)
Nathan Morris (London Wasps)
Tom Price (Leicester Tigers)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
David Sisi (London Irish)
Scott Spurling (Saracens)
Elliott Stooke (Gloucester Rugby)
Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers)
Scott Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)

Backs
Jack Arnott (Exeter Chiefs)
Callum Braley (Bristol Rugby)
Tom Collins (Northampton Saints)
Alex Day (Northampton Saints)
Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby)
Nathan Fowles (Sale Sharks)
Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs)
Will Hooley (Northampton Saints)
Ben Howard (Worcester Warriors)
Mark Jennings (Sale Sharks)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Harry Sloan (Harlequins)
Tom Stephenson (Northampton Saints)
Anthony Watson (London Irish)