ALL roads will head to Sheffield on Saturday (December 2) when three Student regional games will take place, following which England Universities head coach Kevin Deighton and his staff will select the squads for the North v South Origin match in February.
Sheffield Hallam University’s Sports Park will stage all three fixtures, which will involve North East v Midlands, and South East against South West; the action will close when Yorkshire and North West go head-to-head.
The six teams, which have been selected from over 200 players, have each been in camp for the best part of a month, while the fixtures have been arranged in accordance with the relative competitiveness of the BUCS Leagues, with squads of 20 players taking part.