WELLINGTON School Year 13 student Isabelle (Izzy) Clist has been named in the England Rugby U18 Women's training squad for the 2024/2025 campaign. The squad includes 27 uncapped players and five U17 aged players, with the aim of increasing opportunities for pitch skill development and off-field support. Head coach James Cooper said: "The selection process has been one of the most challenging yet, such is the talent within our ranks currently and we can work in a more focused capacity in progressing the players' development plans in preparation for next year's Six Nations. “As a cohort, they've demonstrated a high degree of dedication and persistence already this season and are worthy of their places." The U18 women will be training at Loughborough University and Bisham Abbey in the coming months. The 2024/25 campaign marks the start of the new domestic pathway for U18 girls, with a centralised system of nine Player Development Group (PDG) centres to enable the delivery of a talent development framework nationwide in a centrallv coordinated curriculum. Izzy, an academic scholar, studies Maths, Physics and Sport BTEC and is applying to universities to study Engineering.