Nick Easter and Danny Care have been selected in Martin Johnson's 33 man England EPS for the upcoming 2011 RBS 6 Nations. Easter, who captained England against Samoa in the recent Autumn Internationals, and Care, who has been in scintillating form in recent weeks including scoring the decisive try in the recent win at Northampton Saints, will both be in contention for the opening fixture of the 6 Nations against Wales in Cardiff, on Friday 4th February.

The three Quins players named in the England Saxons Squad are all products of the Quins Academy system.

20 year old Joe Marler has been attracting admirers since making his Premiership debut at the end of last season and was called up to the England Senior EPS as injury cover during the Autumn Internationals. He joins Quins teammates Ugo Monye, recently back from a long term foot injury, and captain Chris Robshaw.

This follows Premiership Rugby's briefing on Monday about the success of the Quins academy in producing England qualified players (EQP). Currently, Harlequins led the way by a big margin, with an average of 77.3% EQP across all competitions. The target is 61% which is the equivalent of 14 of a 23 man squad.