Fly-half: Alex Goode – Saracens
One of the most versatile players in the club’s back division, Alex Goode has developed into a star for Saracens in the past few seasons, playing over 230 games for Saracens. His consistency in delivering outstanding performances for Saracens has seen the team win 3 Premiership titles and back-to-back Champions Cup titles in an extremely successful period for the club. He also went onto win 21 caps for England.
Scrum-half: Joe Simpson – Gloucester
He joined the Wasps Academy in the summer of 2006 and developed rapidly, making his senior debut in October 2008. After some eye-catching appearances off the bench and some top tries, he became first choice scrum-half by the end of 2008/09 and was promoted to the First XV squad ahead of the 2009/10 season. He has one full England cap. He will join the Cherry and Whites for the 2019/20 season.
Prop: Nathan Catt – Bath
fter rising through the ranks of the Bath Rugby Academy, Nathan Catt made the step up to the first team squad in 2008. An athletic prop, Nathan has a very good all-round game, with his power in the tight combining with excellent handling skills and mobility around the field to make him a threat in all areas of the game. Catt has been involved in England squads under Eddie Jones but has yet to win a full international cap.
Hooker: Joe Gray – Harlequins
The Aviva Premiership winning hooker has previously represented England at U20s, where he won a Six Nations Grand Slam, and at Saxon level, winning the Churchill Cup. He made his senior Test debut during England’s 2014 tour to New Zealand. However, he’s another player who went onto win just one full England cap.
Prop: Alex Corbisiero – RETIRED
Corbisiero has represented England at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level before making his full debut in 2011. He then went onto represent the men in white at the 2011 World Cup and in total won 31 caps up until 2016. He’s the only player from the squad who went onto represent the British & Irish Lions, winning two Test caps as the tourists, which included scoring a try in the third Test as they claimed a historical series win against the Wallabies in 2013.