Nowell named in training squad

By Mark Stevens
14/11/22

Exeter Chiefs back Jack Nowell has been named in Eddie Jones' 36-player England training squad for their match against New Zealand this weekend.

England will take on the All Blacks at Twickenham stadium on Saturday (5.30pm) for the first time since they won the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final.

Vice-captain Nowell is named alongside fellow Chiefs Luke Cowan-Dickie, Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade despite missing last weekend's 52-13 victory over Japan.

The Cornishman was withdrawn ahead of kick-off after sustaining an abdominal injury and his place on the right wing went to Bath's Joe Cokanasiga, last week’s starting left wing who had lost his place to face the Japanese to the fit-again Jonny May.

Captain Owen Farrell is in line to make his 100th cap this weekend and there is a return to the full squad following injury for Will Stuart, along with Adam Radwan.

ENGLAND TRAINING SQUAD FOR NEW ZEALAND GAME

FORWARDS

Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 39 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 43 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 41 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 70 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 7 caps)
Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks, 17 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 60 caps)
David Ribbans (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
Sean Robinson (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 16 caps)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 54 caps)
Jack Singleton (Gloucester Rugby, 3 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 23 caps)
Hugh Tizard (Saracens, uncapped)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 66 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 72 caps)
Jack Willis (unattached, 5 caps)

BACKS

Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 14 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 99 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 6 caps)
Will Joseph (London Irish, 1 cap)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 70 caps)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins, uncapped)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)
Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers, 3 caps)
Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 50 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 15 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 15 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 48 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 119 caps)