Beard has been a part of the England pathway since under-15’s and played for England South, England U17’s,
England U18 and earning 2 caps on their tour to South Africa in 2019 and
England U20 in 2021. Following highly acclaimed performances in the No 12 shirt for
England U20, Beard earned his Premiership debut for Harlequins v Sale which resulted in an injury ruling him out of the
Six Nations Under 20s Championship just days before the tournament commenced. In January 2024, Beard was called up by coach
Steve Borthwick to the senior
England squad for the
2024 Six Nations Championship. He played at outside centre and scored a try on his
England A debut against
Portugal on 25 February 2024. In October 2024, he was selected in Steve Borthwick’s 36 man senior training squad in preparation for the 2024 Autumn Series. A concussion in the European Champions Cup match against
Munster in November 2024 ruled him out following rehabilitation with England team training in
Girona. Following this set back, Beard was called-up to the
England A side going on to beat
Australia A 38-17 at
The Stoop. During the game he assisted Harlequins teammate
Cadan Murley. Beard was called up to the senior training squad for the
2025 Six Nations. Later that year he was included in the squad for their
2025 summer tour. On 21 June 2025 he came off the bench for the England XV v France XV at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. On 19 July 2025, he made his senior England debut, off the bench, winning 40-5 against
USA at
Audi Field in
Washington, D.C. == References ==