LONDON: England coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man squad for the World Cup on Sunday, with winger Jonny May coming in for Anthony Watson who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Scrumhalf Alex Mitchell was also included in the squad, replacing the injured Jack van Poortvliet. The Wo
LONDON: England coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man squad for the World Cup on Sunday, with winger Jonny May coming in for Anthony Watson who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.The World Cup runs from Sep 8 to Oct 23, with England, runners-up in 2019, taking on Argentina in their Pool D opener. They also play Japan, Chile and Samoa.
England captain Owen Farrell is suspended for the opening two games after receiving a red card in a warm-up game. Billy Vunipola, the only specialist number eight in the squad, is also ruled out of the Argentina game after being sent off in the defeat by Ireland.England were left in disarray two weeks before the World Cup when they slumped to their first ever defeat by Fiji, losing 30-22 at Twickenham on Saturday.Jamie George Bevan Rodd Danny Care Alex Mitchell
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