Today's rugby news as teen ace wanted by Wales to make England debut and Ken Owens eyeing fourth World Cup

These are your rugby headlines for Friday, June 17.

Henry Arundell is poised to make his England debut this weekend, with Eddie Jones having won the battle for the hugely talented full-back's services.

The London Irish teen ace has Welsh and Scottish ancestry and has been reportedly eyed up by Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend.

However, he has thrown his lot in with England and, according to the Mail Arundell will be named by Eddie Jones on Friday start Sunday's Twickenham clash with a powerful, French-dominated Barbarians side.

It is England's final warm-up before their three-Test summer tour to Australia, with Arundell looking to put down a marker to play against the Wallabies. Arundell has burst through as one of the rugby sensations of the season and has shone for England under-20s against Wales.

His pace, trickery, footwork and try-scoring ability made him a wanted man. He qualifies for Wales, as well as England and Scotland, with Wayne Pivac among Arundell's many admirers.

However, with the Celtic interest hovering, Jones is fast-tracking the youngster into his senior Red Rose fold. Mike Brown, England's former full-back, has likened 19-year-old Arundell to New Zealand great Christian Cullen.

Arudnell's possible problem in throwing in his lot with England is that they have another young No. 15 of outstanding potential in 21-year-old Freddie Steward. Wales have a proven and stellar last line of defence in Liam Williams, but he is 31 and Leigh Halfpenny is 34 this year, so opportunities will arise in the red 15 jersey post-those two.

But it doesn't look like that man will be Arundell, who said of meeting up with England: "I didn’t expect anything on the level of what’s happened this season. I was nervous going into