LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick took the first tentative step on the long road to the Rugby World Cup on Monday when he named an initial 28-man training squad, albeit without any players from the four teams involved in the Premiership semi-finals.With the core of his usual squads drawn from Leicest
LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick took the first tentative step on the long road to the Rugby World Cup on Monday when he named an initial 28-man training squad, albeit without any players from the four teams involved in the Premiership semi-finals.
With the core of his usual squads drawn from Leicester, Northampton, Sale and champions Saracens, Monday's group includes a mixture of established players, including veteran scrumhalf Danny Care, and those hoping to force their way in for the World Cup in France, that begins in September."We are excited to get into camp and begin the first phase of our preparations,” Borthwick said in a statement.
"We have lots to get through before our first fixture in August against Wales in Cardiff, so the hard work starts now." Henry Arundell, Ollie Hassell Collins, Will Joseph and Tom Pearson all requested to be listed as London Irish players despite the club going into liquidation and last week being suspended from all rugby.
Number eight Sam Simmonds ruled himself of contention for the World Cup in a recent conversation with Borthwick following his move from Exeter to Montpellier in France, while lock Joe Launchbury was not considered due to injury.
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