Bookies Eng squad for the summer.

[Shugs]

By no means an official confirmation but according to the bookies Launchbury and Barbeary make the England squad for the summer. No surprises anywhere else according to them.

[mike909]

By no means an official confirmation but according to the bookies Launchbury and Barbeary make the England squad for the summer. No surprises anywhere else according to them.

So that's wing and fullback covered....

[westwaleswasp]

By no means an official confirmation but according to the bookies Launchbury and Barbeary make the England squad for the summer. No surprises anywhere else according to them.

So that's wing and fullback covered....

I was about to say the same thing!

[coddy]

I would expect Jack Willis to tour also.

[andermt]

Alfie, Jack and Joe all called up into training squad.

[InBetweenWasp]

Slade, Marchant, Youngs, Ford jettisoned.

Is there a reason why Slade/Marchant aren't in the squad?

Marler presumably is family related.

How on earth Ewels keeps his place in the squad i've got no idea.

[MarleyWasp]

The squad in full

Props:
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 9 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Orlando Bailey (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, uncapped)

Hooker:
Jack Willis (Wasps, 3 caps)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 70 caps)
Tom Pearson (London Irish, uncapped)

Second Row:
Henry Arundell (London Irish, uncapped)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 6 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 10 caps)

Back Row:
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 56 caps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 93 caps)
Will Joseph (London Irish, uncapped)
Louis Lynagh (Harlequins, uncapped)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 10 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 46 caps)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 51 caps)
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 11 caps)

Scrum Half:
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 2 caps)
George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)

Fly Half:
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, 6 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 36 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 6 caps)

Centre:
Alfie Barbeary (Wasps, uncapped)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 40 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 94 caps)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 11 caps)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 28 caps)

Wing/Full Back:
Nic Dolly (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 30 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 2 caps)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 20 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 67 caps)

[InBetweenWasp]

 

Got Alfie's position right though, so phew.

[Neils]

Good to see Wasps putting up two hookers 

[RogerE]

and Mako playing as wing/full back, while Marcus Smith and Henry Arundell are playing in the 2nd row

[Steve from Cov]

Alfie, Jack and Joe all called up into training squad.

Great news. Particularly pleased that Jack is back in the mix.

[Steve from Cov]

It’s a little odd that none of Exeter‘s players have been selected in the training squad but Bath and Saints both have six.

[JonnyD]

I know this is a training squad but there are some odd selections here.

Some rested as surely Slade and Marchant in particular have done nothing wrong - conspiracy theorist in me thinks the lack of centres is to accommodate Farrell at 12.

Realistically, are some these guys ready to be world class by the time of the World Cup despite being promising eg. Dingwall, Freeman, Dolly, Pearson.

Good to see JvP and Mitchell in there though, not sure what Quirke has done to upset Eddie

[Rossm]

Raffi Quirke has been ruled out for the remainder of this season's campaign with Sale and from the England tour of Australia with a torn-at-the-tendon hamstring injury that required an operation on Tuesday.

[DGP Wasp]

Wonder what "work-ons" Arundell will be given when he doesn't make the final cut?