Steve Borthwick has made a late change to his 36-player squad for the upcoming summer tour to Argentina and the USA, with Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby) called up to replace the injured Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints).
The tour includes a two-Test series against Los Pumas in Argentina, followed by a Test match against the USA Eagles in Washington, D.C.
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England's Summer Fixtures
Ten uncapped players have been included in the touring party: Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby), Will Muir (Bath Rugby), Luke Northmore (Harlequins), Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby), and Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby).
The squad, which has a combined total of 561 caps, will be co-captained by Jamie George and George Ford, and is made up of 20 forwards and 16 backs.
“The three-Test series is a huge challenge and a valuable opportunity for the continued development of this squad,” said Borthwick. “For some of the younger players, this will be their first experience of touring overseas with England. Travelling together helps strengthen team bonds and offers a valuable chance for new players to integrate into our environment.
It’s an exciting test for us, and we’re looking forward to seeing how we continue to evolve as a team.”
Summer Tour Squad
Forwards
- Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 11 caps)
- Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
- Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
- Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 15 caps)
- Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 11 caps)
- Theo Dan (Saracens, 17 caps)
- Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps)
- Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 31 caps)
- Jamie George (Saracens, 101 caps) – co-captain
- Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps)
- Ted Hill (Bath Rugby, 4 caps)
- Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 15 caps)
- Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
- Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
- Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks, 1 cap)
- Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
- Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 7 caps)
- Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 40 caps)
- Tom Willis (Saracens, 6 caps)
Backs
- Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
- Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
- Oscar Beard (Harlequins, uncapped)
- Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 8 caps)
- George Ford (Sale Sharks, 99 caps) – co-captain
- Will Muir (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
- Cadan Murley (Harlequins, 1 cap)
- Luke Northmore (Harlequins, uncapped)
- Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
- Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 13 caps)
- Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 4 caps)
- Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 72 caps)
- Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
- Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 36 caps)
- Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
Not considered for selection: Joe Batley (Bristol Bears), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Alex Lozowski (Saracens), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)
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