England have called up five substitutes for injured players to join the squad ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1.
England will start their campaign against the defending champions in Dublin, a task made more difficult by additional injuries to five players, including strikers Jamie George and Alex Dombrandt.
Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), Arthur Clarke (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints) and Ravi Quirk (Sale Sharks) will join the squad as England's preparations begin on Tuesday at the team's training base. In Girona, Spain.
The five new players replace Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) and Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), as well as George (Saracens) and Dombrandt (Harlequins), who all suffered injuries while playing for their clubs. During the weekend.
Mitchell is a doubt for the first Six Nations match but he will travel with the team to Girona to continue his rehabilitation.
Jamie George has been ruled out of England's opening match in the Six Nations
George was replaced as England captain by teammate Maro Itoje when Steve Borthwick named the Six Nations squad. He then suffered a hamstring injury late in Saracens' 32-24 Champions Cup defeat to Castres and was ruled out of action in the first match. Six Nations weekend.
Six Nations 2025 matches: England
- February 1: Ireland (A)
- February 8: France (h)
- February 22: Scotland (H)
- March 9: Italy (h)
- March 15: Wales (A)
