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England EPS announced for 2011 RBS 6 Nations

England EPS announced for 2011 RBS 6 Nations

Nic B12 Jan 2011 - 11:36

The England and England Saxons Elite Player Squad announced. Martin Johnson has selected 33 players for 2011 RBS 6 Nations campaign What do you think?

The January 2011 England and England Saxons Elite Player Squads have been announced today by England Team Manager Martin Johnson and England Saxons Head Coach Stuart Lancaster.

There are three additions to the England EPS for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations in Sale Sharks fly half Charlie Hodgson, Leicester Tigers lock Louis Deacon and uncapped London Wasps scrum half Joe Simpson.

Deacon and Simpson replace David Attwood (Gloucester Rugby) and Dominic Waldouck (London Wasps) respectively with Hodgson's addition making up a 33-man group.

Simpson, 21, makes his first appearance in the England senior EPS and is one of 14 players in the squad aged 25 or under.

A temporary injury replacement for Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft will be named later this month.

England open the 2011 RBS 6 Nations against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Friday, February 4 (7.45pm).

Twenty year-olds Joe Marler and James Gaskell are among six changes to the England Saxons squad where Lancaster will be joined by Junior National Academy coaches Jon Callard and Simon Hardy this season.

The Saxons face Italy A at Worcester on January 29 (3.15pm) and Ireland A in Belfast on February 4 (7.30pm).

Harlequins prop Marler, Northampton Saints centre Jon Clarke, Leicester Tigers fly half Billy Twelvetrees and Attwood are added in place of Jon Golding (Newcastle Falcons), Shane Geraghty (Northampton Saints), Hodgson and Deacon.

Sale Sharks forward Gaskell and Northampton Saints lock Christian Day are named as injury replacements for Tom Rees (London Wasps) and Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers).

Temporary injury replacements for prop Matt Mullan (Worcester Warriors), hooker Rob Webber (London Wasps) and Dan Ward-Smith (London Wasps) will be named later this month.

See the Full Team Lists here :
https://www.rfu.com/News/2011/January/News%20Articles/120111_EPS_squads.aspx?utm_campaign=Squad_Announcement_120111&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ezine_1201&utm_content=Squad_Announcement_120111

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