U20 women’s internationals this weekend

France Women’s U20 v England Women’s U20, (Saturday, Chartes. Kick-off 3pm local, 2pm GMT))

England ended France’s run of nine consecutive wins bysnatching a drawfrom the final play of the game in Esher at the start of the month. Having lead for much of the game as well, England put in one of their best performances since 2011, when they recorded their one and only win in this series.

However, playing the French in their own backyard is never easy. England put in a good performance in the first ever age-group test between these two nations back in 2010, when they only went down 36-22 in Sainte Nazaire, but in the four games since they have managed just three points as the French have romped to wins by 50-0, 15-3, 27-0 and 25-0.

"The girls were disappointed not to have won at Esher last time," said England coach Jo Yapp. "They will have learnt a lot that day and did well to claw back the draw. Saturday will be tough again, but we have a squad of 23 players who will all have an impact. We look forward to another competitive game against the French.”

An injury to Sydney Gregson at club level last weekend means that Charlotte Holland will come off the bench to start at centre. Other changes include Bristol second row Olivia Jones being back in the starting line up alongside Smith, who starts at full back and Bristol centre Jade Shekells coming in on the bench for her second cap. Holly Aitcheson switches position from fly half to centre.

France make just one change with Marie Vanthournout, who played at full-back in the opening test, being replaced by clubmate Lisa Diraison.

France1. Annaëlle Deshaye Ovalie Caennaise, Pôle France; 2. Camille Chailloux LOU Rugby Féminin; 3. Laure Touye Blagnac-Saint-Orens; 4. Maëva Saheb Ovalie Romagnatoise Clermont Auvergnee; 5. Mélanie Combebias Stade Toulousain; 6. Pauline Soulard Blagnac -Saint-Orens; 7. Léa Gabriagues Ovalie Romagnatoise Clermont Auvergne; 8. Gaëlle Hermet Stade Toulousain; 9. Miléna Buzenet Stade Rennais Rugby; 10. Carla Neisen Blagnac -Saint-Orens, Pôle France; 11. Lou Baguette Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby Féminin, Pôle France; 12. Marine Menager Lille Métropole RC Villeneuvois, Pôle France; 13. Maëlle Filopon Rugby Sassenage Isère; 14. Ian Jason Stade Rennais Rugby, Pôle France; 15. Cindy Faure USA PerpignanReplacements:16. Maëva Abderamane AC Bobigny 93; 17. Elisa Guiguet Rugby Sassenage Isère; 18. Maëlia Lapoujade Stade Bordelais ASPTT, Pôle France; 19. Lindsey Thimon AC Bobigny 93; 20. Romane Sylvestre Ovalie Caennaise; 21. Philippine Mias Rugby Sassenage Isère; 22. Lisa Diraison Stade Montois; 23. Noémie Sanch Montpellier, pôle France; ;

England Women U20: 15 Kelly Smith;  14 Rachael Woosey;  13 Charlotte Holland;  12 Emily Wood ©;  11 Abigail Dow;  10 Holly Aitchison;  9 Lucy Nye;  1 Ellena Perry;  2 May Campbell;  3 Katie Trevarthen;  4 Olivia Jones;  5 Catherine O’Donnell;  6 Sally Stott;  7 Sarah Bern;  8 Zoe Aldcroft;Replacements:; 16 Rebecca Noon;  17 Jessie Hood;  18 Hannah West;  19 Susannah Neumann;  20 Anna Wolf;  21 Chantelle Miell;  22 Zoe Harrison;  23 Jade Shekells

Belgium Women v Scotland Women’s U20, (Sunday, Stade des 3 Tilleuls, Brussel.(kick-off 3pm local, 2pm GMT)

The rising confidence and support being given to Scotland’s women will be put to the test with one of their toughest assignments since the formation on their U20 team in 2011. On Sunday they play not only their first overseas international, but also take on current European Champions Belgium.

The two teams met back in 2014 in Edinburgh when the visiting Belgians ran riot with a 51-0 win. But with the rise in performance of Scotland's main team, this game is expected to be much closer.

Scotland’s Coach Ross Miller has named a squad that includes three BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 2 players – Caitlin Harvey, Lucy Park and Louise McMillan. Abi Evans adds her experience to the under-20s after coming off the bench against Wales and Italy during this year's Women's Six Nations.

Miller said: “This game against Belgium Women will be a real test for them after making progress since their first camp in October. We're playing the national senior women’s team so we’re expecting them to be more experienced than our players.

About 50 players have been involved in Scotland Women under-20 camps this season from a range of Scottish and English clubs. Miller continued: “Scotland Women under-20 is a development squad in terms of giving girls the opportunity to step up and play senior women’s rugby. At the same time, it’s also about performance, as they’re representing their country and they’ve got to uphold the standards of being an international athlete.

“Over the past five months they have been committed, enthusiastic and have made progress both individually and as a unit. It will be great to see what they can do against Belgium Women and gauge how far they have come this season.”

This will be the side’s third and final fixture for this season, following seven training camps and two friendly matches where they defeated the RAF by 25-5 at the start of February and backed this up with an improved performance that resulted in a 24-0 win over the University of Edinburgh a fortnight later.

Belgium’s coaches Stéphane De Vos and Dries Michiels have named s strong squad, including four players from French Top 8 table-toppers Lille - Ciska De Grave, Margaux Lalli, Nele Pien and Systke D’Haeseleir, as well as Cathy De Geyter, Carmen De Donder, Margaux Stévins, Gaëlle Portier and Laura Fortemps who were all in the European Trophy winning team last year.

Belgum:1. Laura Fortemps (Coq Mosan) ; 2. Anouschka Devos (Dendermonde) ; 3. Alicia Torre (Coq Mosan) ; 4. Nele Michem (Dendermonde) ; 5. Alison Lenaerts (Boitsfort) ; 6. Carmen De Donder (Dendermonde) ; 7. Delphine Rossignol (Boitsfort) ; 8. Cathy De Geyter (Boitsfort) ; 9. Jeanne Marquegnies (Frameries) ; 10. Gaëlle Portier (Boitsfort) ; 11. Sarah Basa (Soignies) ; 12. Nele Pien (Lille) ; 13. Ciska De Grave (Lille) ; 14. Emilie Musch (Boitsfort) ; 15. Margaux Lalli (Lille)Replacements: 16. Laura Rowies (Boitsfort); 17. Esther Beeckman (Dendermonde); 18. Ilham Bahri (Boitsfort); 19. Britte Seghers (Mechelen); 20. Margaux Stévins (Boitsfort); 21. Systke D’Haeseleir (Lille); 22. Héloïse Stévins (Boitsfort); 23. Stéphanie Lepage (Boitsfort)

Scotland U20s (from):Fiona Cooper (University of St Andrews / Howe of Fife); Ellen Dewson (Wellingborough Rugby Club / Loughborough); Abi Evans (Hillhead/Jordanhill); Coreen Grant (Murrayfield Wanderers / Durham University); Chloe Hannant (Aberdeenshire Quines); Caitlin Harvey* (Caithness RFC); Nicola Howat (Howe of Fife / Edinburgh University); Hannah Illingworth (Tynedale RFC); Kristin Jones (Gloucester Hartpury) ; Hannah Kurtz (Murrayfield Wanderers); Rachel Law (Murrayfield Wanderers); Mairi McDonald (Hillhead/Jordanhill); Louise McMillan* (Hillhead/Jordanhill); Siobhan McMillan (Cartha Queens Park RFC); Caitlin Morrell (Tynedale RFC); Lucy Park* (Murrayfield Wanderers); Kirsty Reid (Hillhead/Jordanhill); Amy Sanderson (RHC Cougars); Catherine Shennan (Ayr Ladies); Kathryn Stewart (Morgan RFC); Kelsey Swift (Ayr Ladies); Eilidh Towers (Glasgow University); Jessica Young (Leeds Beckett University)(* BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 2 players 2015/16)