A group of Year 11 students at Saltash.net Community School spent a day with the Exeter Chiefs, as part of the ‘Try for Change’ project, which develops employability skills through rugby.

The students have been part of the project for the last ten weeks, developing their skills through weekly visits by coaches from Plymouth Sports Charity.

The project is funded by Sport Relief, and the students were selected to take part in a day which enabled all involved to come together.

A BBC crew followed the students throughout the day, filming them playing rugby and enjoying lunch with two England players, Sam Simmonds and Alec Hepburn.

Two students, Josh Ainsworth and Hayden Cole, were selected to chat with the England players in front of the film crew.

They shared stories about their lives with the players and talked about positive changes they are making and how the project has helped them.

Josh and Hayden now have an opportunity to meet the whole England team at their training camp in February.

Footage from the day may be broadcast nationally on one of the BBC Sport Relief programmes in the build-up to the main day in March.