England name 25-man squad for Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland

by Matthew Wood Thursday 6 February 2020

England coach Eddie Jones has included Wasps captain Joe Launchbury in the 25-man squad for the upcoming Calcutta Cup encounter against Scotland to be played on Saturday.

Launchbury missed the opening game of the tournament against France with a knee injury but now has replaced Charlie Ewels in the squad that will be in contention to face the Dark Blues.

As Anthony Watson and Manu Tuilagi are already out of the game at Murrayfield Stadium with injuries, Ted Hill, Tom Dunn, Alex Moon, Harry Williams, Fraser Dingwall and Jacob Umaga have been left out with Saracens' Ben Earl retained.

Jones will be naming the matchday squad for the game against Scotland at 10:30 GMT on Thursday.

England's 25-man squad:

Forwards: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Curry, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam, Joe Marler, Kyle Sinckler, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill, Mako Vunipola.

Backs: Elliot Daly, Ollie Devoto, Owen Farrell, George Ford, George Furbank, Willi Heinz, Jonathan Joseph, Jonny May, Ollie Thorley, Ben Youngs.