UPDATE: Eddie Jones adds three players to his England's Six Nations squad

Monday, 24 January 2022 at 18:49

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byRugby Rucker

Eddie Jones has been forced into a number of changes to his Six Nations squad.

Jonny May has withdrawn from the England men’s squad with a knee injury while Courtney Lawes is unavailable to train this week as he is undergoing head injury return to play protocols.

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Squad update | Elliot Daly and George Ford have been called up to the squad and Nick Isiekwe joins as injury cover for Courtney Lawes. More on our website ▶️ bit.ly/3IzrO8g

6:47 PM · Jan 24, 2022

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Elliot Daly and George Ford have been called up to the squad, while Nick Isiekwe has also joined as injury cover for Lawes. Eddie Jones’ side have met today in Brighton to begin training for the Guinness Six Nations.

England’s first game is against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday 5 February. Following Owen Farrell’s withdrawal from the squad, Jones will now name a new team captain ahead of the Calcutta Cup fixture.

England will then travel to Rome to face Italy (Sunday 13 February) before two home games at Twickenham Stadium against Wales (Saturday 26 February) and Ireland (Saturday 12 March). Their final game is in Paris against France on Saturday 19 March.

England Six Nations 2022 Fixtures

Saturday 5 February: Scotland v England (16:45)
Sunday 13 February: Italy v England (15:00)
Saturday 26 February: England v Wales (16:45)
Saturday 12 March: England v Ireland (16:45)
Saturday 19 March: France v England (20:00)

Foreign-Born Players at 2022 Six Nations: Home Nations ranked

#4. England - Two players

Bevan Rodd (Scotland) - Parent
Marcus Smith (Philippines) - Parent

Try Celebrations for Marcus Smith of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

#3. Ireland - Six players

Last year: 8

Rob Herring (South Africa) - Grandparent
Finlay Bealham (Australia) - Grandparent
James Lowe (New Zealand) - Residency (2020)
Joey Carbery (New Zealand) - Residency (2019)
Jamison Gibson Park (New Zealand) - Residency (2019)
Mack Hansen (Australia) - Parent

#2. Wales - 12 players

Last year: 12

Bradley Roberts (South Africa) - Grandparent
Tomas Francis (England) - Grandparent
Ben Carter (England)
Will Rowlands (Wales) - Parent
Christ Tshiunza (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Residency
Ross Moriarty (England) - Parent
Gareth Anscombe (New Zealand) - Parent
Jonathan Davies (England) - Parent
Willis Halaholo (New Zealand) - Residency (2019)
Nick Tompkins (England) - Grandparent
Alex Cuthbert (England)
Johnny McNicholl (New Zealand) - Residency (2019)

#1. Scotland - 22 players

Last year: 23

Ewan Ashman (Canada) - Parent
WP Nel (South Africa) - Residency (2015)
Pierre Schoeman (South Africa) - Residency (2021)
Javan Sebastian (Wales) - Parent
Sam Skinner (England) - Parent
Josh Bayliss (England) - Grandparent
Andy Christie (England) - Grandparent
Nick Haining (Australia) - Grandparent
Hamish Watson (England) - Grandparent
Ali Price (England) - Parent
Ben Vellacott (England) - Parent
Ben White (England)
Chris Harris (England) - Grandparent
Rory Hutchinson (England) - Parent
Sam Johnson (Australia) - Residency (2018)
Cameron Redpath (France) - Parent
Sione Tuipulotu (Australia) - Grandparent
Rufus McLean (USA) - Parent
Kyle Rowe (England) - Parent
Kyle Steyn (South Africa) - Parent
Duhan van de Merwe (South Africa) - Residency (2020)

Cameron Redpath of Bath Rugby goes over for a try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Match between Bath Rugby and Sale Sharks at the Recreation Ground on 14 May. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK