Ex-scotland U18 captain named in England squad
Henry Arundell is not the only Scottish-qualified player to be named in the latest England squad.
Eddie Jones has also included Fraserdingwallinhis36-strong group.thenorthamptonsaints centre captained Scotland at Under-16 and Under-18 level before making the switch to
England at the Under-20 age group.
Dingwall, 23, was born in Cambridge but his father, Gordon, is Scottish. He is uncapped at senior level but has been included in Jones’ squad alongside Arundell, the London Irish sensation who is eligible for Scotland, England and Wales.
The 19-year-old full-back scored a stunning try for England against Scotland in the Under-20 Six Nations in Edinburgh in February, running the length of the pitch at the DAM Health Stadium. He followed it upwithanequallyspecialeffort inlondonirish’schallengecup clash with Toulon to become the most talked about prospect in the game.
Jones has seen players he’s picked previously for squads being lured away by Scotland before they’ve been capped and will be mindful of a repeat. Cam Redpath, Ben White and Andy Christie were all persuadedtoheadnorthbygregor
Townsend. England are due to playthebarbariansnextmonth before touring Australia in July and can ‘capture’ players in the tour Tests.
England 36-man training squad: Forwards: A Barbeary, J Blamire, O Chessum, T Curry, N Dolly, A Dombrandt, C Ewels, E Genge, J Heyes, M Itoje, J Launchbury, C Lawes, L Ludlam, G Mcguigan, T Pearson, B Rodd, W Stuart, S Underhill, M Vunipola, J Willis.
Backs: H Arundell, O Bailey, J Cokanasiga, F Dingwall, O Farrell, T Freeman, G Furbank, W Joseph, L Lynagh, A Mitchell, H Randall, M Smith, F Steward, M Tuilagi, J van Poortvliet, A Watson.
alists Pierre Schoeman, Luke Crosbie, Damien Hoyland and Grant Gilchrist in extending terms with Edinburgh.
Blair said: “I’ve absolutely loved working with Mark this season. He’s really come into his own as a leader and we’ve been really impressed with the way he’s carried himself around our younger players too.
“We all know Mark is a threat with ball in hand and that’s been more evident than ever this season. His work rate around the park is exceptional and he’s playing with a smile on his face too which is really important.
“We have a lot of young Scottishplayersdevelopingintothe team, so having smart, experienced guys like Mark is absolutely vital to the way we play. He’s going to have a massive roletoplayinboththe1872cup decider and URC play-offs.”
Bennett said: “I’m really happy to be staying at Edinburgh
Rugby. It’s a great place to be, we are playing some brilliant flowing rugby and building a great home at DAM Health Stadium. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
Edinburgh face Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield on Saturday in the second leg of the 1872 Cup.