Burgess makes England cut
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Rugby League convert Sam Burgess is one of the new additions to the England squad.
England coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday named a 50-man group to begin preparing for the World Cup tournament - which starts against Fiji at Twickenham on September 18.
The squad will meet up at Pennyhill Park on Monday, June 22, to begin preparing for the global showpiece on home soil.
Maro Itoje is another new face, as England's 20-year-old Junior World Cup-winning captain makes the step up to senior national team - just 11 months to the day after Saracens' brilliant young lock lifted the Under-…
England coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday named a 50-man group to begin preparing for the World Cup tournament - which starts against Fiji at Twickenham on September 18.
The squad will meet up at Pennyhill Park on Monday, June 22, to begin preparing for the global showpiece on home soil.
Maro Itoje is another new face, as England's 20-year-old Junior World Cup-winning captain makes the step up to senior national team - just 11 months to the day after Saracens' brilliant young lock lifted the Under-…
