Dorking Rugby Club's young 1st XV hooker James Catton continued a marvellous season on Sunday when he was selected to play for London & South East Division U20 against the Midlands U20.

James, a major influence as Dorking won the Surrey Cup earlier this month, earned his divisional call-up after a string of five outstanding performances for Surrey U21s in the County Championship. And once again on Sunday he was on the winning side as London & SE beat Midlands 26-25 at Cambridge University.

It is a significant achievement as James, a former pupil at The Ashcombe School in Dorking who lives in Reigate, is one of very few state schoolboys to earn selection at this level of representative rugby.

Most of his significant rugby has been played at Dorking RFC where he was part of the all conquering youth team that won the National U17 Cup in 2007. He made his 1st XV debut on his 18th birthday the following season and has kept the No2 shirt ever since for 65 consecutive games, in the process helping the club to promotion into National League 3 and lifting the Surrey Cup. And last summer he continued his rugby education with a four-month stay in South Africa playing for the National Club champions Hamiltons in Cape Town.

Club chairman Shaun Grady said: "James has played at Dorking since a five-year-old and has continued to work hard at his game. That determination and his natural ability have continued to flourish as a senior player and we are delighted to see him honoured at divisional level. It is very well deserved."

On the Under 19 front, Ryan Jeffrey and Will Crow both played for the Surrey U19 County Sevens squad on May 16th. Please find a tournament on the Surrey website....»here - but by beating Gloucestershire in the Semi Final and Leicestershire in the final (60-7) Surrey with these two guys retained the National U19 County  title.

Meanwhile, Dorking U15 players David Forster and Fraser Mosley followed strong performances for Surrey with call-ups to the Harlequins Academy for the National 12-a-side tournament at Harrow School.

Centre Forster, from Cranleigh School, captained the side and full back Mosley, from The Ashcombe School, caught the eye of the selectors as Quins took on Academy sides from Wasps, Gloucester, Bristol, Saracens, London Irish and Bath. 

Both players have subsequently been retained by the Academy for next season, with Fraser earning the distinction of being invited to join Harlequins' U16s Elite Player Development Group.