England Rugby head coach Steve Borthwick has named a 26-player squad for a three-day training camp.
This squad is in preparation for the England XV v France XV match on Friday 19 June at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, and ahead of the inaugural Nations Championship.
The squad, which does not include players involved in the PREM Play-Offs, with no representatives from Northampton Saints, Bath, Leicester Tigers or Exeter Chiefs as of yet.
The squad assembles this afternoon and will train at England’s Performance Centre at Pennyhill Park until Thursday.
One notable absentee is captain Maro Itoje, who has been left out of the squad amid reports that he could be handed the summer off following a demanding season.
England begin their Nations Championship campaign against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday 4 July, followed by matches against Fiji and Argentina. All matches will be broadcast live on ITV Sport.
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ENGLAND TRAINING SQUAD: NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP WARM-UP CAMP
Forwards:
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Will Hobson (Harlequins)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
Nathan Jibulu (Sale Sharks)
Jack Kenningham (Harlequins)
George Kloska (Bristol Bears)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
Hugh Tizard (Saracens)
Backs:
Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
Noah Caluori (Saracens)
Tobias Elliott (Saracens)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Benhard Janse van Rensburg (Bristol Bears)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)
Ben Redshaw (Gloucester Rugby)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
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Five Biggest England Omissions From Steve Borthwick’s Latest Squad
Will Evans
Few players can feel more unfortunate to miss out than Will Evans. The Harlequins flanker has consistently been one of the Premiership’s standout performers, regularly topping defensive and breakdown statistics.
Despite years of elite club form, Evans remains uncapped by England and has once again been overlooked. With England continuing to search for balance and depth in the back row, his omission will raise eyebrows among supporters and pundits alike.
