England 2023 World Cup squad: Our predictions for all 31 positions
Rugby NewsMonday, 13 June 2022 at 19:12
England are looking towards next Autumn already for the 2023 Rugby World Cup: who could be on the plane or train to France?
Eddie Jones was lucky to have 36 spots in his Six Nations squad, but assuming he only gets 31 for France, who's going along?
We will make sure to look back at this selection in 12 or so months time when the Aussie announces his squad to see how close (or far) we came from his final selection.
PREDICTED ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD:
FRONT-ROW:
- Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
- Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
- Will Collier (Harlequins)
- Jamie George (Saracens)
- Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
- Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons)
Final whistle celebrations for Ellis Genge of England Rugby, \Kyle Sinckler of England Rugby and Joe Marler of England Rugby after the Six Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 26th 2021. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
SECOND-ROW:
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- Hugh Tizard (Saracens)
- Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks)
- Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Final whistle celebrations for Maro Itoje of England Rugby after the Six Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 26th 2021. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
BACK-ROW:
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Alfie Barbeary (Wasps)
- Jack Willis (Wasps)
- Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
- Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
- Sam Underhill (Bath RFC)
Tom Curry of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
HALFBACKS:
- Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
- Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Owen Farrell (Saracens)
CENTRES:
- Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)
- Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
- Will Joseph (London Irish)
- Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
Manu Tuilagi of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
BACK-THREE:
- Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
- Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers)
- Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons)
- Joe Cokanasiga (Bath RFC)
- Jonny May (Gloucester)
- Henry Arundell (London Irish)
Adam Radwan of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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