Latest England Squad Confirmed: Son of 2003 World Cup Winner Earns First Call-Up
Rugby NewsMonday, 18 May 2026 at 12:00
Steve Borthwick has named a 43-man England squad for a three-day camp ahead of the inaugural Nations Championship.
The squad assembles on Monday 18 May and will train at Pennyhill Park until Wednesday.
England begin their Nations Championship campaign against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday 4 July, before facing Fiji and Argentina. All matches will be broadcast live on ITV Sport.
Two of the standout selections are uncapped scrum-half Charlie Bracken and Bristol Bears centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg.
Charlie Bracken, the son of former England scrum-half Kyran Bracken, receives his first senior call-up after an impressive breakthrough season with Saracens.
Kyran was part of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning squad, making Charlie the first son of a member of that victorious team to earn a senior England call-up.
Benhard Janse van Rensburg is included after being cleared to represent England. Born in Pretoria, the powerful Bristol Bears centre qualified following a successful appeal to World Rugby regarding a brief appearance for South Africa Under-20s in 2016.
One of the Prem’s standout midfielders this season, he is now in line to make his Test debut this summer.
England Squad
Forwards
- Jamie Blamire (Leicester Tigers)
- Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
- Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
- Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
- Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)
- Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
- Theo Dan (Saracens)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Ben Earl (Saracens)
- Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
- Jamie George (Saracens)
- Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
- Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints)
- George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
- Beno Obano (Bath Rugby)
- Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
- Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby)
- Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints)
- Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby)
- Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby)
Backs
- Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
- Charlie Bracken (Saracens)
- Noah Caluori (Saracens)
- Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs)
- George Ford (Sale Sharks)
- Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
- George Furbank (Northampton Saints)
- Benhard Janse van Rensburg (Bristol Bears)
- Archie McParland (Northampton Saints)
- Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
- Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
- Adam Radwan (Leicester Tigers)
- Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
- Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
- Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
- Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
- Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
- Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Rehabilitation
- Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
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2026 Nations Championship Southern Series
Round 1 – Saturday, July 4
New Zealand v France — One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch
Kick-off: 7:10pm local / 8:10am BST
Kick-off: 7:10pm local / 8:10am BST
Japan v Italy — Tokyo Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 9:40am BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 9:40am BST
Australia v Ireland — Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 8:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Kick-off: 8:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Fiji v Wales — Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
South Africa v England — Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Argentina v Scotland — Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
Round 2 – Saturday, July 11
New Zealand v Italy — Hnry Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 5:10pm local / 6:10am BST
Kick-off: 5:10pm local / 6:10am BST
Australia v France — Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 8:40am BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 8:40am BST
Japan v Ireland — McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Kick-off: 8:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Kick-off: 8:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Fiji v England — Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
South Africa v Scotland — Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Argentina v Wales — Estadio San Juan de Bicentenario, San Juan
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
Round 3 – Saturday, July 18
New Zealand v Ireland — Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 7:10pm local / 8:10am BST
Kick-off: 7:10pm local / 8:10am BST
Japan v France — Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 9:40am BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 9:40am BST
Australia v Italy — HBF Park, Perth
Kick-off: 6:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Kick-off: 6:10pm local / 11:10am BST
Fiji v Scotland — Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
Kick-off: 2:10pm local / 2:10pm BST
South Africa v Wales — Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Kick-off: 5:40pm local / 4:40pm BST
Argentina v England — Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
Kick-off: 4:10pm local / 8:10pm BST
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