Maunder called into England training squad

By Mark Stevens
2/3/20

Five Exeter Chiefs players will today report into England's training base at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot to begin preparations for England’s next Guinness Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium (4.45pm).

Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ollie Devoto, Henry Slade and Harry Williams are all included as per the previous training squad, but England head coach Eddie Jones has also called-up scrum-half Jack Maunder.

It will be Maunder's first call-up to the senior ranks since 2017, when he won his one and only Test cap on the summer tour to Argentina.

Maunder's Exeter club-mate Jack Nowell, alongside Billy Vunipola, Alex Moon, Alex Mitchell, Ted Hill, Fraser Dingwall and Joe Cokanasiga, are not available for selection.

Cornishman Nowell is still recovering from recent ankle surgery.

England Training Squad

Forwards

Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs)
Mark Wilson (Sale Sharks)

Backs

Elliot Daly (Saracens)
Ollie Devoto (Exeter Chiefs)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints)
Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jonny May (Leicester Tigers)
Jack Maunder (Exeter Chiefs)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby)
Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Jacob Umaga (Wasps)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)