Rugby Union

England squad for the autumn internationals

England coach Stuart Lancaster has called up nine additional players to the team’s training autumn internationals squad including the Exeter trio Dave Ewers, Thomas Waldrom and Henry Slade.

The autumn internationals get under-way on 8 November against New Zealand.

England’s Schedule:

Sat 8 Nov, 14:30 – England v New Zealand

Sat 15 Nov, 14:30 – England v South Africa

Sat 22 Nov, 19:00 – England v Samoa

Sat 29 Nov, 14:30 – England v Australia

England Squad

Loosehead props

Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Alex Waller (Northampton Saints)

Tighthead props

Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons), Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby), David Wilson (Bath Rugby)

Hookers

Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Rob Webber (Bath Rugby)

Locks

Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)

Back-rows

Calum Clark (Northampton Saints), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), James Haskell (Wasps), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, captain), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)

Scrum-halves

Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens)

Fly-halves

Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath Rugby), Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints)

Centres

Brad Barritt (Saracens), Kyle Eastmond (Bath Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)

Back-threes

Mike Brown (Harlequins), Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Marland Yarde (Harlequins)