Congratulations to Mike Worsley and Pat Sanderson, who have both been selected for the England squad to compete in the Churchill Cup taking place in Canada in June. However, Will Greenwood has been rested by Head Coach Clive Woodward and will not be part of the full England squad touring New Zealand and Australia.
The two squads are as follows:
England squad to tour New Zealand and Australia:-
Stuart Abbott, London Wasps
Olly Barkley, Bath
Steve Borthwick, Bath
Mike Catt, Bath
Phil Christophers, Leeds Tykes
Ben Cohen, Northampton Saints
Martin Corry, Leicester Tigers
Lawrence Dallaglio, London Wasps
Matt Dawson, Northampton Saints
Harry Ellis, Leicester Tigers
David Flatman, Bath
Andy Gomarsall, Gloucester
Danny Grewcock, Bath
Richard Hill, Saracens
Charlie Hodgson, Sale Sharks
Chris Jones, Sale Sharks
Josh Lewsey, London Wasps
Michael Lipman, Bath
Mark Regan, Leeds Tykes
Simon Shaw, London Wasps
James Simpson-Daniel, Gloucester
Matt Stevens, Bath
Steve Thompson, Northampton Saints
Mike Tindall, Bath
Andy Titterrell, Sale Sharks
Tom Voyce, London Wasps
Fraser Waters, London Wasps
Julian White, Leicester Tigers
Trevor Woodman, Gloucester
Joe Worsley, London Wasps
England squad to compete in the Churchill Cup:-
Andy Beattie, Bath
Alex Brown, Gloucester
Richard Birkett, London Wasps
Matt Cairns, Sale Sharks
George Chuter, Leicester Tigers
Mark Cueto, Sale Sharks
Perry Freshwater, Perpignan
Will Green, London Wasps
Louis Deacon, Leicester Tigers
Andy Hazell, Gloucester
Michael Horak, London Irish
Dan Hyde, Leeds Tykes
Alex King, London Wasps
Lee Mears, Bath
Robbie Morris, Northampton Saints
Jamie Noon, Newcastle Falcons
Henry Paul, Gloucester
Peter Richards, London Wasps
Pat Sanderson, NEC Harlequins
Paul Sackey, London Irish
Dan Scarbrough, Leeds Tykes
Michael Stephenson, Newcastle Falcons
Kevin Sorrell, Saracens
Hugh Vyvyan, Newcastle Falcons (Capt.)
Dave Walder, Newcastle Falcons
Martyn Wood, Bath
Mike Worsley, NEC Harlequins
In addition to the above, a further congratulations to Sanderson, as well as to Ugo Monye and Kai Hortsmann, who have all been named in the England Sevens squad to compete in the final two legs of this seasons IRB World Sevens Series, which are taking place in Bordeaux (28th and 29th May) and at Twickenham (5th and 6th June).
The full squad is as follows:
Geoff Appleford, London Irish
Simon Amor, Gloucester
James Brooks, Northampton Saints
Phil Dowson, Newcastle Falcons
Ben Gollings, Newcastle Falcons
Richard Haughton, Saracens
Kai Horstmann, NEC Harlequins
Henry Paul, Gloucester
Jamie Noon, Newcastle Falcons
Tony Roques, Saracens
Ugo Monye, NEC Harlequins
Rob Thirlby, Penzance & Newlyn
Peter Richards, London Wasps
Ben Russell, Saracens
Pat Sanderson, NEC Harlequins