Clark is the youngest forward to appear in the Guinness Premiership

Leeds Carnegie's Calum Clark will captain England Under-20s against Samoa in Tokyo on Saturday.

The flanker returns for the decisive Pool B encounter in the Junior World Championships after a knee injury.

"I've done a lot of work with the physios at Leeds and with Lesley McBride in the England camp, who's been great," said Clark.

"At one point, I wasn't expecting I would be here so any rugby I can play is a bonus now."

Clark, who led England in the RBS Under-20 Six Nations earlier this year, takes over the leadership from Bristol centre Luke Eves.

Clark added: ""Luke Eves has captained the side in the last two games and he's done a great job.

"Luke's a great mate of mine and I know how much it's meant to him, so it's good to be back playing with him. He's such an important influence in the team.

"Samoa is a massive game and I'm pleased to be back for it.

"We just need to go into the game with the right attitude, and we've worked very hard in training.

"They're a dangerous side so we need to improve things like our one-on-one tackling, win the collisions and quieten them down."

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