In the mix: Mako Vunipola
England head coach Stuart Lancaster has handed prop Mako Vunipola and hooker Tom Youngs squad calls ahead of their upcoming November Series.
The squad is for the game against Fiji at Twickenham on November 10.
32 players will meet at St George's Park, Burton on Sunday, including James Haskell, Ugo Monye, Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs - all promoted from the England Saxons Elite Player Squad as injury replacements for Tom Croft, Ben Foden, Alex Corbisiero and Rob Webber respectively.
"As a coaching team we can't wait to go into camp and get the guys focused on what will be a massive challenge in the QBE Internationals - Fiji and then the three major Southern Hemisphere teams in successive weeks," said England head coach Stuart Lancaster.
"We have been impressed with some of the rugby we have seen in the Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup and are looking forward to the players bringing that form to Twickenham.
"It's great to be able to give Mako a chance in the squad. He has come through our age grade sides and made a real impact at Saracens. Likewise Tom Youngs, who was with us on tour in South Africa, and we know what James Haskell and Ugo Monye are capable of if they get their opportunity."
England will be at the Football Association's new sports training and development centre from Sunday, October 28 to Thursday, November 1 before returning to their usual training base of Pennyhill Park, Bagshot on Sunday, November 4 ahead of the Test against Fiji.
Meanwhile, the England Saxons coaching team has been finalised, with John Fletcher joining as backs coach for the internationals against the Ireland Wolfhounds and Scotland A in the New Year.
The former Newcastle Falcons boss returns to Kingston Park on Friday, February 1 for the match against the Scots, a week after the Saxons face the Wolfhounds in Ireland.
Fletcher, the England U18 Head Coach and RFU's Professional Player Development Manager, will join Head Coach Jon Callard, with Simon Hardy responsible for the forwards.
"We are delighted to have John on board as we focus on winning two demanding games. His expertise working with a wide group of players makes him a perfect fit for England Saxons and he'll bring tremendous passion to the role," said Callard.
Backs: Anthony Allen (Leicester), Chris Ashton (Saracens), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Leicester), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (London Irish), Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Charlie Sharples (Gloucester), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester), Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester).
Forwards: Mouritz Botha (Saracens), Dan Cole (Leicester), Phil Dowson (Northampton), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Wasps), Tom Johnson (Exeter), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Ben Morgan (Gloucester), Tom Palmer (Wasps), Geoff Parling (Leicester), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom (Leicester), David Wilson (Bath), Tom Wood (Northampton), Tom Youngs (Leicester).
Comments
Jediboy says...
Pretty much as expected. G
Glad to see the likes of Tom Wood and Courtney Lawes back
Also good to see Tom Johnson and Tom Youngs there.
Posted 11:33 25th October 2012
heart_of_oak says...
cole hartley vunipola
lawes parling
robshaw morgan wood
care
flood
ashton
JTH
Manu
sharples
brown
It's not a bad team but we all know it's not as good as it could have been and we only have our own rediculous rules to blame for that.
The scrum looks solid, I guess.
Posted 11:13 25th October 2012
jmanngod says...
good to see more kiwis propping up other nations.
Posted 11:09 25th October 2012
TVaddict says...
What? Ok, point by point:
-Where is Burns? He is the form 10 and deserves a run for the Figi game if nothing else?!
-Vunipola is a great call, the quicker we can him up to speed with international rugby the better.
-Monye? Over Wade or May? The guy that drops the ball every time someone even gently passes to him? Who's only attacking threat is a straight line, albeit a fast straight line. I don't think I've ever known such an ineffective one dimensional winger, has he ever beaten someone one-on-one?
-Why has Twelvetrees not broke onto the iteration scene yet? Who's daughter did he sleep with?! He's young, big, with a great skill set, and has been in great form. Plus he had got experience of playing beside Flood and Tuilagi.
Personally, for the Figi game I was hoping to see:
1) Marler
2) Hartly
3) Cole
4) Parling
5) Lawes
6) Wood
7) Robshaw
8) Morgan
9) Care
10) Burns
11) Wade
12) Twelvetrees
13) Tuilagi
14) May
15) Brown
16) Youngs
17) Vunipola
18) Wilson
19) Garvey
20) Armitage
21) Dickson
22) Farrell
23) Joseph
Posted 11:07 25th October 2012
passtheball says...
Starting to look like the English cricket team. Those Tongan boys mature so quickly - they are shaving in primary school twice a day.
Posted 11:00 25th October 2012
APV1 says...
Cole Hartley Marler (Vunipola Youngs Wilson)
Parling Lawes (Palmer)
Dowson Robshaw (c) Morgan (Johnson)
Care (Youngs)
Flood (Farrell)
JTH Tuilagi
Ashton Sharples
Brown (Allen)
Although...
Haskell, Robshaw and Johnson looks like a tasty backrow combo too, with Morgan on the bench for impact...
Botha instead of Palmer on the bench..?
Would have liked to see Biggs or Wade in for Monye and Burns in as well.
Posted 10:59 25th October 2012
stumpy says...
Nothing that wasn't expected, it's a good squad and should do well. There are a number of players who I think deserved a shot and are contenders to be a world class player, such as Matt Jess (Exeter), Joe Simpson (London Wasps), Freddie Burns (Gloucester) and Steffon Armitage (Toulon)
Posted 10:48 25th October 2012