England: Eddie Jones names 5 newcomers in coaching squad earlier than Australia tour

Charlie Atkinson playing for Wasps
Wasps’ 20-year-old fly-half Charlie Atkinson is known as within the coaching squad

England head coach Eddie Jones has named 5 new faces in a 35-player squad that can prepare collectively earlier than the tour of Australia in July.

Wasps prop Biyi Alo, fly-half Charlie Atkinson, Gloucester flanker Freddie Clarke, Bristol again row Sam Jeffries and Exeter prop Patrick Schickerling are all included for the primary time.

There are 16 uncapped names, with skilled gamers concerned within the Premiership semi-finals not out there.

Wings Jonny Could and Jack Nowell return.

Could has spent 5 months out with a knee concern whereas Nowell broke his arm throughout England’s Six Nations defeat in opposition to France in March.

The three-day coaching camp is the second time in as many months Jones has known as in a big contingent of uncapped gamers, having named 10 in a squad in May, as he assesses his choices earlier than the 2023 World Cup.

England play the Barbarians on 19 June adopted by Exams in opposition to the Wallabies in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney on successive weekends starting on 2 July.

Jones’ aspect beat Australia at Twickenham in November however then produced a disappointing Six Nations marketing campaign throughout which they had been defeated 3 times.

England’s head coach stated the unavailability of gamers from Premiership semi-finalists Leicester, Saracens, Harlequins and Northampton offered “the chance to name up some new gamers”.

“It is an amazing alternative to study them and see what potential they should play a component within the Australia tour,” he continued.

England coaching squad

Ahead: Biyi Alo (Wasps, uncapped), Alfie Barbeary (Wasps, uncapped), Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons), Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons), Freddie Clarke (Gloucester, uncapped), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Trevor Davison (Newcastle Falcons), Charlie Ewels (Bathtub), Will Goodrick-Clarke (London Irish, uncapped), Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors), Sam Jeffries (Bristol Bears, uncapped), George McGuigan (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped), Tom Pearson (London Irish, uncapped), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks), Patrick Schickerling (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped), Jack Singleton (Gloucester), Will Stuart (Bathtub), Sam Underhill (Bathtub), Jack Willis (Wasps).

Backs: Henry Arundell (London Irish, uncapped), Charlie Atkinson (Wasps, uncapped), Mark Atkinson (Gloucester), Orlando Bailey (Bathtub, uncapped), Joe Cokanasiga (Bathtub), Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, uncapped), Will Joseph (London Irish, uncapped), Jonny Could (Gloucester), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Paolo Odogwu (Wasps, uncapped), Max Ojomoh (Bathtub, uncapped), Tom Parton (London Irish, uncapped), Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Dan Robson (Wasps).

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