Update - Eddie Jones names 25 retained players for Wallabies test
Eddie Jones has retained 25 players to prepare for England’s Old Mutual Wealth Series match against Australia at Twickenham Stadium.
Backs
Fullbacks
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Inside backs
Danny Care (Harlequins), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Forwards
Back five
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby).
Front row
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs)
Players released back to their clubs:
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby)
Piers Francis (Northampton Saints)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens)
Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks)
*Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors) will remain in camp until Wednesday
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The Crusaders just had a mass exodus of veterans. They need to replace that lost experience, at least until the younguns get up to scratch. Nothing to do with the player pipeline, just NZR letting excellent talent and experience ship off overseas.
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