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In-form Ted Hill among trio called up by England

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A smiling Ted Hill of Bath after the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Newcastle Falcons and Bath Rugby at Kingston Park on November 05, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Bath flanker Ted Hill, Sale Sharks fly-half George Ford and Northampton lock Alex Coles have been added to England’s 36-player squad ahead of the Autumn Nations Series opener against the All Blacks at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, next Saturday.

Hill’s call-up comes on the back of a try-scoring, Player of the Match display for Bath in their thumping 40-13 win over Sale Sharks at The Rec and gives the 25-year-old former Worcester player hope that he might add to his two caps in the month ahead.

While Ford did not play for Sale in yesterday’s match, he has now recovered from the torn quad muscle injury that has sidelined him since round two of the Premiership.

Coles, meanwhile, returned from injury in Northampton’s clash at Bristol on Friday night, captaining the side in the Premiership for the first time.

Tom Roebuck (Sale), Charlie Ewels (Bath), and Ollie Chessum (Leicester) have been released from Steve Borthwick’s squad. Chessum is awaiting further assessment on a knee injury, while Ewels is currently following return-to-play protocols. No reason was given for Roebuck’s withdrawal in the press release issued by England Rugby on Sunday evening.

England’s updated 36-man Autumn Nations Series squad:

Forwards
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)

Backs
Elliot Daly (Saracens)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens)
Luke Northmore (Harlequins)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)

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CM 189 days ago

My word SB picking an in form and very talented player. Wonders will never cease.

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JD Kiwi 1 hour ago

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago

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