HUDDERSFIELD Giants have been boosted by six players being called into the England development squads.
England Academy and Youth coach Dave Elliott has named his respective 24 and 31-man training squads for the 2013 season and the Giants have three players in each section.
Included in the 24-strong Academy squad are Elliott Morris, who played his junior rugby at Meltham All Blacks, Jake Connor, who joined the club from Calderdale outfit Siddal, and Jack Miller, who is a product of Castleford side Smawthorne Panthers.
The trio in the 31-strong Youth squad are Newsome Panthers product Liam Johnson, Frazer Morris, from St Josephs Sharks, and Will Gledhill, from Wakefield Westgate.
England coach Elliott said: “There are some very talented players in the Academy squad and also some experienced heads at that level with a lot of the squads having been involved during 2012.
“The Youth squad includes a lot of players who are coming into the international environment for the first time and that makes it a very exciting group for us to work with as we are challenged to ensure we make it as interesting for the players as we can.”
England Academy
24-man squad (Professional and junior clubs in brackets): Alex Mellor (Bradford Bulls, Castleford Panthers), Bobby Tyson Wilson (Hull FC, West Hull), Curtis Naughton (Bradford Bulls, Dewsbury Celtic), Edwin Okanga Ajwang (Salford City Reds, Siddal), Elliott Morris (Huddersfield Giants, Meltham), George Williams (Wigan Warriors, Ince Rose Bridge), Greg Richards (St Helens, Barrow Island), Jack Miller (Huddersfield Giants, Smawthorne Panthers), Jake Connor (Huddersfield Giants, Siddal), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors, Ince Rose Bridge), Jordan Baldwinson (Leeds Rhinos, Hunslet Warriors), Jordan Burns (Warrington Wolves, Kells ARLFC), Jordan Harper (Leeds Rhinos, Normanton Knights), Josh Casey (Bradford Bulls, Siddal), Lewis Tierney (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats), Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos, Hunslet Warriors), Luke Thompson (St Helens, Pilkington Recs), Nathan Conroy (Bradford Bulls, Bradford Dudley Hill), Oliver Roberts (Bradford Bulls, Siddal), Rob Lever (Wigan Warriors, Pilkington Recs), Rob Mulhern (Leeds Rhinos, Castleford Panthers), Ryan Hampshire (Wigan Warriors, Normanton Knights), Ryan Sutton (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats), Tom Walker (Warrington Wolves, Broughton Red Rose)
England Youth
31-man squad: Aaron Smith (St Helens, Blackbrook), Ash Goulding (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley), Brad Harrison (Hull FC, Skirlaugh Bulls), Brad Parker (Hull FC, East Hull), Charlie Pythian (Warrington Wolves, Latchford Albion), Daniel Douglas (Leeds Rhinos, Drighlington), Frazer Morris (Huddersfield Giants, St Josephs Sharks), Harry Tyson Wilson (Hull FC, West Hull), Harvey Livett (Warrington Wolves, Rylands Sharks), Issac Noi (Wigan Warriors, Ince Rose Bridge), Jack Etchells (Wigan Warriors, Oldham St Annes), Jack Rush (Wigan Warriors, Rochdale Mayfield), Jack Wells (Wigan Warriors, Folly Lane), Jacob Ware (Leeds Rhinos, Westgate Wolves), Jake Campbell (St Helens, Blackbrook), Jake Moore (Wigan Warriors, Wath Brow Hornets), James Brown (Castleford Tigers, Castleford Lock Lane), Jordan Crowther (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Westgate Wolves), Jordan Lane (Hull FC, West Hull), Kameron Pearce Paul (London Broncos, Croydon Hurricanes), Lewis Fairhurst (St Helens, Hindley), Liam Cooper (St Helens, Blackbrook), Liam Johnson (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers), Max Jowitt (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Stanley Rangers), Morgan Smith (Leeds Rhinos, Normanton Knights), Reece Brunt (Warrington Wolves, Latchford Albion), Roshane Johnson (London Broncos, Medway Dragons), Ryan Haughton (Wigan Warriors, Blackbrook), Ryan Ince (Widnes Vikings, Widnes Moorfield), Sam Hallas (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley), Will Gledhill (Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Westgate)
