England Squad Update: Borthwick calls up Ollie Lawrence replacement

Rugby News
Monday, 10 March 2025 at 14:00
35 players have assembled at the Honda England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park, to begin preparations for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations Test match against Wales at Principality Stadium on Saturday 15 March (kick-off 4.45pm GMT).
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There is a noteable change-up in the centres, as Ollie Lawrence is set to miss the final found of the tournament with an Achilles injury.
Lawrence picked up the injury after just eight minutes of play against Italy, with question marks now rising around the midfielder's contention for the British & Irish Lions tour. Lawrence is replaced in the England squad by his Bath teammate Max Ojomoh.
Forwards:
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Tom Willis (Saracens)
Backs:
Oscar Beard (Harlequins)
Elliot Daly (Saracens)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

EDITORS PICKS:

Three players Borthwick must change despite smashing Italy – who should replace them

Here are three changes England must make for their final Six Nations clash.

#1. Ellis Genge

Planet Rugby: "Again, didn’t get to do much scrummaging but on the whole was fine. Carried hard when given the chance and got about in defence."
Telegraph: "Probably his quietest performance of the Championship so far. Won an early scrum penalty but then got pinged for sealing off right in front of the posts."
Mail Online: Warned for protesting with referee in the first half after being penalised for sealing off. Added a couple of trademark carries in attack.
Evening Standard: "Warned by the referee for his reaction to giving away a contentious late first-half penalty as he had too much to say for himself. Not his best day otherwise but useful in the loose."
Replacement: Fin Baxter

#2. Ollie Lawrence

RUCK: Lawrence made some strong carries early on and shipped a nice offload in contact. He went down untouched in the attacking line and was unfortunately forced off the field with an injury, possibly ending his Six Nations campaign.


Guardian: "A silky offload during England’s first attack, but day cut short by an apparent hamstring injury."
Telegraph: "Such a shame. Would have been right in the mix for a Lions starting shirt, but now that appears to be a long shot after looking to have done to his achilles."
Planet Rugby: "Was going very well but picked up a nasty-looking injury and was later seen in a boot. Hopefully, it isn’t as bad as first feared."
Mail Online: "Left the pitch with his head in his hands in the eighth minute, collapsing in a heap with a suspected Achilles injury. Marcus Smith replaced him in a re-jigged backline."
Replacement: Elliot Daly

#3. Elliot Daly

Telegraph: "Signalled England’s attacking intent by leading out the first long ball. Moved to outside centre and was generally assured, but gave away a couple of penalties"
Replacement: Marcus Smith

QUIZ: Can You Name the England XV that Won the 2020 Six Nations?

England last won the Six Nations in 2020, in what was a crowning achievement during the Eddie Jones era. Coming off the back of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final heartbreak, England bounced back to win their seventh Six Nations title since the competition's Italian expansion in 2000.
England secured the trophy with a win in Rome, as they handed Italy a one-sided 34-5 bonus point defeat. We are challenging you to remember who started for England that day, as the match was played in front of an empty stadium during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
You have five minutes to provide your answers, good luck!
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