"Henry Pollock called up" – England A squad named to prepare for Australia A this week

11/12/2024 10:15 AM

Head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his match week squad for England Men A's encounter with Australia A this Sunday (17th, 14:00 kick-off) at the Twickenham Stoop. 

Bath Rugby prop and recent World Rugby U20 Championship winner, Vilikesa Sela, has left the squad through injury and will return to his club to rehabilitate.   

Gloucester Rugby's Arthur Clark, Hugh Tizard of Saracens and Bath Rugby's Will Muir have been added to the squad to face Rod Seib's side. Muir was a try scorer in February when England A made its return after eight years in a 91-5 victory over Portugal.  

Mapletoft has also invited former U20 Men's players Tarek Haffar (Northampton Saints) and Sean Kerr (Harlequins), as well as current U20 Elite Player Squad members Tom Burrow (Sale Sharks), Charlie Griffin (Bath Rugby) and Angus Hall (Saracens), to train with the team. 

The squad assemble at the Hazelwood Centre today (12th) to begin preparations for the fixture later this week, with training also set to take place at Richmond Athletic Ground. 

England Men A squad to face Australia A (includes club and senior caps) 

Forwards 

Joe Batley (Bristol Bears) 

Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby) 

Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby) 

Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs) 

Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 7 caps) 

Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints) 

Nathan Jibulu (Harlequins) 

Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints, 2 caps) 

Gabriel Oghre (Bristol Bears) 

Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints, 1 cap) 

Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints) 

Hugh Tizard (Saracens) 

Tom Willis (Saracens, 1 cap) 

Backs 

Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby) 

Oscar Beard (Harlequins) 

Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks) 

Fraser Dingwall (c) (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)  

Gabriel Ibitoye (Bristol Bears) 

Archie McParland (Northampton Saints) 

Will Muir (Bath Rugby) 

Cadan Murley (Harlequins) 

Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby) 

Will Porter (Harlequins) 

Jamie Shillcock (Leicester Tigers) 

Players invited to train in preparation for matchday: 

Tom Burrow (Sale Sharks) 

Charlie Griffin (Bath Rugby) 

Tarek Haffar (Northampton Saints) 

Angus Hall (Saracens) 

Sean Kerr (Harlequins) 

England Men A coaching staff for Australia A fixture

Mark Mapletoft – Head Coach 

Andy Titterrell – Forwards Coach 

Nathan Catt – Scrum Coach 

Lee Blackett – Attack Coach 

Haydn Thomas – Defence Coach 

England Men A confirmed 2024/25 fixtures 

Sunday 17th November 2024 – England A vs. Australia A – Twickenham Stoop, 14:00 GMT kick-off (Live on Premier Sports 1)

Sunday 23rd February 2025 – England A vs. Ireland A – Ashton Gate, 13:00 GMT kick-off

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