Guy Pepper Joins England Training Squad Ahead of Clash with France XV
Bath flanker Guy Pepper has been included in England's 36-player training squad for the upcoming match against France XV at Twickenham.
Bath flanker Guy Pepper has been named in England's 36-player training squad for their match against a France XV at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who has previously trained with England, was instrumental in Bath's 23-21 victory over Leicester, earning the player of the match title as Bath secured their first Premiership title in 29 years.
England head coach Steve Borthwick has also selected nine other players who featured in the final, including try scorers Max Ojomoh of Bath and Leicester's Jack van Poortvliet. However, Bath flanker Sam Underhill, who has been selected, is serving the final match of a four-game ban for a dangerous tackle.
Ben Curry, Fraser Dingwall, George Furbank, and Harry Randall are currently undergoing rehabilitation programmes with the national team. Notably, players selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia have not been included in this squad.
Borthwick is set to announce his touring squad for the summer Tests against Argentina and the USA on 23 June.
England Training Squad
Forwards:
- Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
- Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
- Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
- Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)
- Theo Dan (Saracens)
- Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints)
- Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
- Jamie George (Saracens)
- Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
- Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
- Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
- Manny Iyogun (Northampton Saints)
- Jack Kenningham (Harlequins)
- Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints)
- Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
- Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby)
- Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)
- Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
- Tom Willis (Saracens)
Backs:
- Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
- Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
- Oscar Beard (Harlequins)
- Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks)
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs)
- George Ford (Sale Sharks)
- Will Muir (Bath Rugby)
- Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
- Luke Northmore (Harlequins)
- Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby)
- Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
- Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
- Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
- Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
- Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
- Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
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