England team to play Scotland with Ellis Genge named vice-captain

Rugby News
Friday, 25 June 2021 at 11:12
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While caps will not be awarded for this game, 11 uncapped players will start in the England team to play Scotland who will be led by head coach John Mitchell.
Lewis Ludlow will captain the side at blind-side flanker, with Ben Curry at open-side flanker and Callum Chick at No.8.
Five Leicester Tigers players will start the game at their home ground - Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Sam Underhill (concussion) and Fraser Dingwall (calf) are unavailable for selection after sustaining injuries in training.
Tickets for England A v Scotland A are available via the Leicester Tigers' ticket office. The game is also live on Channel 4.
England will then play two Test matches at Twickenham Stadium – against USA (Sunday 4 July, 2pm KO) and Canada (Saturday 10 July, 3pm KO).

ENGLAND TEAM TO PLAY SCOTLAND:

15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
14. Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)
13. Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors, 6 caps)
12. Dan Kelly (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
11. Max Malins (Bristol Bears (loan) / Saracens, 7 caps)
10. Jacob Umaga (Wasps, uncapped)
9. Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, uncapped)
1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 28 caps)
2. Curtis Langdon (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
3. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
4. Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
5. Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 21 caps)
6. Lewis Ludlow (C) (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
7. Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
8. Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)

FINISHERS

16. Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)
17. Beno Obano (Bath Rugby, 1 cap)
18. Trevor Davison (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)
19. Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors, 1 cap)
20. Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 8 caps)
21. Dan Robson (Wasps, 12 caps)
22. George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
23. Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 9 caps)


EDITORS PICKS:

LIST: 5 things you definitely didn’t know about Ellis Genge

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Here is a list of the five Ellis Genge facts you didn’t know about England prop. He’s quite the character on and off the field!

1. Position change

The now world-class prop began his career in the back-row. He actually looked pretty good there as well...

2. Muhammad Ali

Ellis Genge, who is currently on England duty in the Six Nations, shares a link with boxing legend Muhammad Ali via his grandmother. She was born in the United States near Ali’s parents and they shared the same surname – Grady. If you look closely, there is actually a resemblance!

3. Nickname

The 24-year-old Leicester Tigers front row was nicknamed ‘the Baby Rhino’ by a commentator back in 2017 for his explosive performances. It’s fair to say, it’s stuck.

4. Keen gamer

Ellis Genge names League of Legends as his favourite online game, but he has also played Fifa in a number of tournaments throughout lockdown.

5. Disability

Genge has developmental coordination disorder, also known as Dyspraxia. Different types of dyspraxia can affect writing, speech and other movements involved in learning. Forever inspiring us, Genge has gone onto help kids going through the same struggles.
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