England name 27-man squad for Italy
England head coach Eddie Jones has retained 27 players to prepare for England’s next Guinness Six Nations match against Italy at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday (KO 4:45pm).
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby) has been called up as injury cover for Maro Itoje (Saracens) while Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby) is retained as injury cover for Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs).
England squad
Forwards
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs)
Brad Shields (Wasps)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)
Backs
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby)
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens) captain
George Ford (Leicester Tigers)
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Dan Robson (Wasps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby)
Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors)
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
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