England call for Cowan-Dickie

By Mark Stevens

5/2/18

Exeter Chiefs hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has been called into a 32-man squad to begin England’s preparations for their second NatWest 6 Nations match against Wales on Saturday.

The Cornishman will join club-mates Alec Hepburn, Harry Williams, Sam Simmonds and Jack Nowell - all fo whom featured in Sunday's win against Italy in Rome - at Pennyhill Park to prepare for the clash at Twickenham (4:45pm).

Cowan-Dickie has been added along with Saracens scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth, who has been drafted in following an injury to Leicester's Ben Youngs.

Nathan Hughes (Wasps) will come into camp this week to be assessed on when he is likely to be available to play during the championship.

The England squad arrived back in London on Monday afternoon from Rome following their 46-15 win at the Stadio Olimpico.

England 32-man Training Squad

Backs

Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Nathan Earle (Saracens)
Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints)
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers)
Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors)
Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens)

Forwards

Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)