Five Tigers team-mates in England squad for USA Test
FIVE Leicester Tigers have been selected in the latest England squad ahead of this weekend’s Test match against USA.
Ellis Genge, Joe Heyes, Harry Wells, Dan Kelly and Freddie Steward - who were all due to start the cancelled match against Scotland A at Mattioli Woods Welford Road - are all in line for the capped international against the visiting Americans on Sunday at Twickenham Stadium.
George Martin, who was named in the first training squad of the summer, was missing from the latest list. Eddie Jones has also called up Joe Marchant and uncapped trio Alex Dombrandt, Jack Kenningham and Marcus Smith of the newlycrowned Gallagher Premiership champions, Harlequins.
Northampton’s Ollie Sleightholme was unavailable for selection after suffering concussion in training.
Forwards: Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped), Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped), Ben
Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Trevor Davison (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, uncapped), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 21 caps), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 28 caps), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, uncapped), Paul Hill (Northampton Saints, 5 caps), Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors, 1 cap), Jack Kenningham (Harlequins, uncapped), Curtis Langdon (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 8 caps), Lewis Ludlow (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped), Josh
McNally (Bath Rugby, uncapped), Chunya Munga (London Irish, uncapped), Beno Obano (Bath Rugby, 1 cap), Gabriel Oghre (Wasps, uncapped), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, uncapped), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 22 caps), Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Backs: Josh Bassett (Wasps, uncapped), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 9 caps), George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 3 caps), Dan Kelly (Leicester Tigers, uncapped), Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors, 6 caps), Max Malins (Bristol Bears, on loan from Saracens, 7 caps), Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 5 caps), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, uncapped), Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, uncapped), Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, uncapped), Dan Robson (Wasps, 12 caps), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 38 caps), Marcus Smith (Harlequins, uncapped), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, uncapped), Jacob Umaga (Wasps, uncapped)