England suffer another major blow as back-rower pulls out

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 at 13:11

byRugby Rucker

England flanker Sam Underhill is the latest player to withdraw from the England squad for the Guinness Six Nations with a hip injury.

Wasps’ Jack Willis has been called up to Eddie Jones’ side for the tournament.

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Squad update | Sam Underhill has withdrawn from the squad due to a hip injury with Jack Willis called in. More details on our website ⤵️

1:02 PM · Jan 26, 2021

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Yesterday, second-row Launchbury dropped out after suffering a leg injury while Marler has withdrew for personal reasons.

Head coach Eddie Jones has called up Charlie Ewels and Tom West to join the tournament squad ahead of opener against Scotland on February 6.

"Always grateful for the opportunity so not an easy decision, but want to do right by my family in these crazy times and won’t be meeting up with the squad for this tournament," wrote Marler.

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Always grateful for the opportunity so not an easy decision, but want to do right by my family in these crazy times and won’t be meeting up with the squad for this tournament. Look forward to watching the team rip in. Go well 🌹 x

1:45 PM · Jan 25, 2021

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"Look forward to watching the team rip in. Go well."

BACKS

Elliot Daly (Saracens, 47 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 88 caps)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 72 caps)
Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors, 3 caps)
Max Malins (Bristol Bears, 3 caps)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 61 caps)
Paolo Odogwu (Wasps, uncapped)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, uncapped)
Dan Robson (Wasps, 7 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 46 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 104 caps)

FORWARDS

Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 26 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 28 caps)
Ben Earl (Bristol Bears, 8 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 23 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 54 caps)
Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs, 3 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 43 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 17 caps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 85 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 72 caps)
Beno Obano (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
Jack Willis (Wasps, 2 caps)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 56 caps)
Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, 18 caps)
Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons, 19 caps)

Tom West (Wasps, 0 caps)

50 players will swap countries for the 2021 Six Nations

6. England - 1 player

Billy Vunipola (Sydney, Australia)

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3. France - 3 players

Uini Atonio (Timaru, New Zealand)
Bernard Le Roux (Western Cape, South Africa)
Paul Willemse (Pretoria, South Africa)

IRELAND - 8 players

Rob Herring (Cape Town, South Africa)
Ultan Dillane (Paris, France)
Quinn Roux (Pretoria, South Africa)
CJ Stander (George, South Africa)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Great Barrier Island, New Zealand)
Billy Burns (Bath, England)
Bundee Aki (Auckland, New Zealand)
James Lowe (Nelson, New Zealand)

ITALY - 10 players

Marco Manfredi (Freiburg, Germany)
Johan Meyer (Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Sebastien Negri (Marondera, Zimbabwe)
David Sisi (Rinteln, Germany)
Cristian Stoian (Chisinau, Moldova)
Cherif Traorè (Kindia, Guinea)
Callum Braley (Bristol, England)
Ignacio Brex (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Monty Ioane (Melbourne, Australia)
Stephen Varney (Wales)

WALES – 12 players

WillGriff John (Plymouth, England)
Tomas Francis, (York, England)
Will Rowlands (London, England)
Jake Ball (Ascot, England)
Dan Lydiate (Salford, England)
Josh Macleod (Montecarlo, Monaco)
Taulupe Faletau (Tofoa, Tonga)
Nick Tompkins (Sidcup, England)
Jonathan Davies (Solihull, England)
Johnny Williams (Western-Super-Mare, England)
Hallam Amos (Stockport, England)
George North (Kings Lynn, England)

1. Scotland - 15 players

Despite having one less foreign-born player than 2020 (16), Gregor Townsend’s roster still contains more than any other competitor in the Six Nations. Of note is that that over half of the Foreign-Born players qualify via a Grandparent. This qualification path may not survive should World Rugby adopt additional tightening of eligibility laws.