What England's 33-man Rugby World Cup squad looks like right now
Rugby NewsMonday, 20 March 2023 at 22:35
With the Rugby World Cup a mere six months away, we sat down to select the 33-man England squad we think Steve Borthwick would pick right now.
With the Guinness Six Nations behind us, the England boss will now turn his attention towards the Rugby World Cup.
PREDICTED ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD:
FRONT-ROW: 6
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Jack Walker (Harlequins)
Final whistle celebrations for Ellis Genge of England Rugby, \Kyle Sinckler of England Rugby and Joe Marler of England Rugby after the Six Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 26th 2021. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
SECOND-ROW: 4
- Maro Itoje (Saracens)
- Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
- David Ribbans (Northampton Saints)
- Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Final whistle celebrations for Maro Itoje of England Rugby after the Six Nations Championship match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 26th 2021. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
BACK-ROW: 6
Zach Mercer (Montpellier)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
Jack Willis (Wasps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Sam Underhill (Bath RFC)
Tom Curry of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
HALFBACKS: 5
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Ben Young (Leicester Tigers)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Leicester Tigers player George Ford (c) during the Gallagher Premiership rugby game between Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Nov 5th - PHOTO: Steve Bond/PPAUK
CENTRES: 4
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Manu Tuilagi of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
BACK-THREE: 6
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers)
Henry Arundell (London Irish)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Cadan Marley (Harlequins)
Max Malins (Saracens)
Freddie Steward of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
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