Dickens names six Saints players in his first England Under-20s squad
Dickens left his role as Saints defence coach on Tuesday and has moved quickly to select a select a 45-man England Under-20s group.
Among the players attending the training camp at Bisham Abbey between November 28 and 30 will be Saints youngsters Tommy Freeman, Josh Gillespie, Emmanuel Iyogun, Ollie Newman, Ollie Sleightholme and JJ Tonks.
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Hide AdThey will all hope to impress before the 32-elite player squad is named in January ahead of the start of the Six Nations.
England open the tournament against France on Saturday, February 1.
Dickens will bring his team to Franklin's Gardens on Friday, February 21, when they face Ireland.
England U20 squad for November training camp
Lennox Anyanwu - Harlequins
Alfie Barbeary - Wasps
George Barton - Gloucester
Harvey Beaton - Saracens
Joseph Browning - Leicester Tigers
Richard Capstick - Exeter Chiefs
Joseph Carpenter - Sale Sharks
Jack Clement - Gloucester
Phil Cokanasiga - London Irish
Tom Curtis - Sale Sharks
Theodor Dan - Saracens
Connor Doherty - Sale Sharks
Ben Donnell - London Irish
Callum Ford - Sale
Tommy Freeman - Saints
Josh Gillespie - Saints
Josh Gray - Gloucester
Luke Green - London Irish
Gabriel Hamer-Webb - Bath
George Hammond - Harlequins
Will Haydon-Wood - Newcastle Falcons
Josh Hodge - Newcastle Falcons
Emmanuel Iyogun - Saints
Barrie Karea - Exeter Chiefs
George Martin - Leicester Tigers
Sam Maunder - Exeter Chiefs
Nahum Merigan - Bath
Chunya Munga - London Irish
Zachery Nearchou - Wasps
Ollie Newman - Saints
Max Ojomoh - Bath
Raphael Quirke - Sale Sharks
Sam Riley - Harlequins
Tom Roebuck- Sale Sharks
Fin Rossiter - London Irish
Ollie Sleightholme - Saints
Freddie Steward - Leicester Tigers
Oliver Stonham - Saracens
Hugh Tizard - Harlequins
JJ Tonks - Saints
Rusitate Tuima - Exeter Chiefs
Jack Van Poortvliet - Leicester Tigers
Manu Vunipola - Saracens
Charlie Watson - Saracens
James Whitcombe - Leicester Tigers
England men U20s Six Nations fixtures
France v England
Saturday, February 1, KO 8pm GMT, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Scotland v England
Friday, February 7, KO 7.30pm GMT, Myreside, Edinburgh
England v Ireland
Friday, February 21, KO 7.45pm GMT, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton
Tickets: englandrugby.com/tickets
England v Wales
Friday, March 6, KO 7.45pm GMT, Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Tickets: englandrugby.com/tickets
Italy v England
Sunday, March 15, KO 5.30pm GMT, Payanini Rugby Center, Verona