Sussex rugby youngsters have achieved international recognition on three fronts.

There are call-ups for three players at under-19s and two at under-18s, with two others in line at under-16s.

Alex Rogers, Dylan Hartley and Kiba Richards are in the squad being prepared for the World Under-19s Cup next Easter.

Jordan Turner-Hall is set to be selected for England under-18s, with Ashley Halsey a reserve for the development squad.

Jordan Peters and Alex Robertson could make the England under-16s squad following trials at Wolverhampton on January 6-8.

Rogers, 18, from Eastbourne, burst on the international scene with England Clubs' under-18s last season. The former Sussex Downs (Lewes) pupil plays for Harlequins under-19s.

His father Geoff said: "Alex is delighted. Hopefully it will end up with him going to the World Cup."

Hartley, a No.8 who attended Beacon Community College, has played for England Clubs under-18s. He is with Worcester.

Richards, a former Hove Park and Brighton College pupil, played for English Schools' under-18s last season.

The winger, who is 6ft 2in and weighs 15 stone, is a member of the Harlequins Academy.

Turner-Hall helped his country to win a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Australia this month.

And now England look likely to pick the precociously talented 16-year-old for an Easter tournament.

Two different squads will compete in the European Championships in France and a Four Nations event in Wales over the holidays and centre Turner-Hall is expected to be in one of them.

Peter Vernon, an RFU administrator and chairman of the London and South East Division junior age groups, said: "Jordan is quite a talent and would probably have made our World Under-19s Cup squad had he been a fraction older. You need to be 17 to be eligible."

Turner-Hall, a former Patcham pupil, is ready to attend an England under-18s squad session in Coventry on January 2.

He played for England under-16s last season and was fast-tracked into the RFU Junior Under-19s Academy run by coach Brian Ashton.

Ashton said: "Jordan and the other 15 have shown their ability to handle all types of pressure both off and on the pitch.

"We had five weeks training which was undoubtedly arduous for all of them and taught them so much.

"We felt they were all capable being a part of the Academy."

Halsey, whose brother Adam is a former England under-18 and under-21 international, was in the national under-16s' A squad last season.

He is a pupil at Warden Park (Cuckfield) and part of the London Irish Academy set-up.

Scrum-half Peters and full-back Robertson, both from Hove, have been chosen for the London and South East Division under-16s following trials.

Peters played for Hove and attended St Christopher's while Robertson was also with Hove and went to Hove Park School.