10 squad stats as England announce Rugby World Cup roster

England head coach Steve Borthwick has named his 33-player squad for the Rugby World Cup in France.

Centre Henry Slade and number eight Alex Dombrandt have both been left out of their squad for the World Cup, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Slade has been an automatic pick in the midfield for much of the last six years, appearing in 30 of the last 37 Tests since the 2019 tournament, but has been overlooked for the 33-man group.

Instead the versatile Exeter centre has lost out to Joe Marchant, who covers wing as well as 13 and played his way into the squad after emerging from the wreckage of Saturday’s defeat by Wales with his reputation enhanced.

The exclusion of Alex Dombrandt means that Billy Vunipola is the only specialist number eight bound for France next month.

Dombrandt started every match in the Six Nations but was unable to stamp his authority on the jersey and compounded his humdrum form with an unimpressive display in Cardiff.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the numbers behind the squad.

1,411 – the total number of caps won by England’s World Cup squad members.

14 – the number of backs in the squad.

19 – the number of forwards in the squad.

7 – the number of Gallagher Premiership clubs represented in England’s squad.

16 – the number of players yet to play in a Rugby World Cup.

122 – the most-capped player, Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs.

4 – the number of players from French clubs.

27 – the average age of England’s World Cup squad.

20 – the age of youngest player Henry Arundell.

3 – the number of Rugby World Cups that Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Courtney Lawes have played in.

England squad for the Rugby World Cup in France.

Backs: H Arundell (Racing 92), D Care (Harlequins), E Daly (Saracens), O Farrell (Saracens), G Ford (Sale Sharks), O Lawrence (Bath), M Malins (Bristol), J Marchant (Stade Francais), M Smith (Harlequins), F Steward (Leicester), M Tuilagi (Sale Sharks), J van Poortvliet (Leicester), A Watson (unattached), B Youngs (Leicester).

Forwards: O Chessum (Leicester), D Cole (Leicester), T Curry (Sale Sharks), T Dan (Saracens), B Earl (Saracens), E Genge (Bristol), J George (Saracens), M Itoje (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton), L Ludlam (Northampton), J Marler (Harlequins), G Martin (Leicester), D Ribbans (Toulon), B Rodd (Sale Sharks), K Sinckler (Bristol), W Stuart (Bath), B Vunipola (Saracens), J Walker (Harlequins), J Willis (Toulouse).