Rugby-England welcome Ford, Coles and Hill ahead of New Zealand clash


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  • Monday, 28 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - International - England Training - Honda England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - November 11, 2022 England's Alex Coles during training Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

(Reuters) - England coach Steve Borthwick has added George Ford, Alex Coles and Ted Hill to the squad as they prepare to face New Zealand in the first of their four November internationals, the Rugby Football Union said on Sunday.

Tom Roebuck, Charlie Ewels and Ollie Chessum have also been released from the squad. Chessum is awaiting further evaluation for a knee injury, while Ewels is adhering to return-to-play protocols.

England will play New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday in the Autumn Nation Series.

England’s 36-player squad:

Forwards:

Fin Baxter (Harlequins)

Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)

Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)

Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)

Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)

Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)

Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)

Theo Dan (Saracens)

Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints)

Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)

Ben Earl (Saracens)

Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)

Jamie George (Saracens)

Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)

Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)

Maro Itoje (Saracens)

Joe Marler (Harlequins)

George Martin (Leicester Tigers)

Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)

Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)

Backs:

Elliot Daly (Saracens)

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs)

George Ford (Sale Sharks)

Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)

George Furbank (Northampton Saints)

Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)

Alex Lozowski (Saracens)

Luke Northmore (Harlequins)

Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)

Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)

Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)

Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)

Marcus Smith (Harlequins)

Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)

Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)

Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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