Three forwards in the county squad

The selections for the backs have yet to be announced, but the names of 13 forwards chosen for the U17 county squad have been announced... and three Letchworth names are included:

• Hayley Guilder
• Naomi Parnell
• Laura Watson

So well done to those three - and particular congratulations to Laura as one of only two forwards from last season's U14 county squad who have been selected for this season's U17s. All three will now have county training sessions on three Wednesday evenings (including this coming Wednesday) in addition to the development days in October and November. Details are here.

For the other seven of you it is still intended to form a county "B" squad - so the development Sundays in October and November will still be important.

The main reason for the delay in announcing the names of the backs is that not all of them were there last Sunday - in particular Katie and Steph, who the county backs coach is intending to see in action shortly.