with Harlequins. Before joining his new club he was a member of the England squad taking part in the IRB Under-21 World Championship in France, making his debut at that level in the opening game against Fiji which England won 34–8. He won 4 caps during the tournament including a starting appearance in the 5th/6th place game against Ireland. Care scored the first try in England's 32–8 victory which gave them 5th place, their highest ever finishing position in the competition. At Harlequins Care initially found himself understudying Samoan international Steve So'oialo at scrum-half but after disappointing results early in the season the club recruited the experienced Andy Gomarsall, a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003. This pushed Care down the pecking order at Harlequins and restricted his game time although he did get opportunities to start in EDF Energy Cup and European Challenge Cup games before making his first Guinness Premiership start for his new club in a memorable 9–3 home win against Bath in January 2007. Later that month he was named as captain of the England Under-20 team for the forthcoming series of Six Nations games, his first experience of captaincy at any level of the game. Care's debut as captain saw England gain a comfortable 31–5 victory over Scotland at Bath although he was forced to leave the field early in the second half with a bruised hip. A week later Care had recovered sufficiently from his injury to lead his side to a 30–10 victory over Italy, again at Bath, with Care contributing a drop goal in the second half. However England's Grand Slam ambitions were thwarted in the next game 2 weeks later when they lost narrowly 13–6 against Ireland in Athlone. England finished the championship in 3rd place after losing 32–13 to France at Northampton and drawing 21–21 against Wales at Newport with Care captaining the side in all 5 games. After completing the Six Nations Championship with the England Under-20 team Care was recalled to the England Sevens squad for the Hong Kong and Adelaide legs of the IRB Sevens Tournament during late March / early April 2007. England were knocked out at the quarter final stage in both tournaments. In Hong Kong they lost to New Zealand and in Adelaide they were beaten by Kenya. At the end of the season Care was part of the Harlequins squad