ROB Fairclough and Matty Costello have been selected on England Academy’s Tour of Australia.
They will be part of the side that plays in two Tests against Australia High Schools.
They will fly out on July 9.
Setting up camp at the Sydney Academy of Sports & Recreation during their first week in Australia, England Academy will play a warm-up game against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before heading over to Penrith in the second week to face Penrith Panthers in their final warm-up of the tour.
England’s two Tests against Australia High Schools will be curtain-raisers with the first being played before Redcliffe Dolphins’ Queensland Cup fixture against Norths Devils at Dolphin Oval. The second will be played ahead of the NRL Telstra Premiership Round 22 fixture between Cronulla Sharks and Canberra Raiders at the Southern Cross Group Stadium
England Academy – Australia Tour 2016 schedule:
Saturday July 16 – England Academy v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Belmore Sports Complex)
Saturday July 23 – England Academy v Penrith Panthers (Pepper Stadium)
Sunday July 31 – England Academy v Australia High Schools (Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe, QLD)
Saturday August 6 (TBC) – England Academy v Australia High Schools (Southern Cross Group Stadium)
