England are locked and loaded for their upcoming to of Argentina and the July. England face Argentina in La Plata and San Juan before taking-on the USA in Washington, D.C. The three matches will be capped and have Rugby World Rankings points up for grabs.
Coached by former England second-rower, Steve Borthwick, England warmed-up for the Americas tour with a home match against France. It was uncapped with both teams opting to play as a next-of-XV. France A defeated England XV 26-24. Canadian Tyler Duguid debuted for France.
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Borthwick has named ten uncapped players on his roster of 36 players. They are: Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester), Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks), Arthur Clark (Gloucester), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints), Will Muir (Bath), Luke Northmore (Harlequins), Max Ojomoh (Bath), and Guy Pepper (Bath).
The team will play in the Americas without Maro Itoje. The regular captain of England led the British & Irish Lions against Argentina in Dublin, Ireland. The match was the one home game of the British & Irish Lions’ 2025 tour. Itoje will lead the team in Australia.
Borthwick has replaced Itoje with co-captains. Hooker Jamie George and fly half George Ford have been chosen to lead England against Argentina and the USA Eagles. Ford is just one cap away from reaching the mark of 100 test caps for England.
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Seven players were not considered by Borthwick for the tour. They are: Joe Batley (Bristol Bears), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath), Alex Lozowski (Saracens), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)
| ENGLAND ROSTER – JULY 2025 |
HOOKER
Theo Dan (Saracens, 17 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 101 caps) – co-captain
Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
PROP
Fin Baxter (Harlequins, 11 caps)
Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks, 1 cap)
Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 7 caps)
SECOND-ROW
Arthur Clark (Gloucester, uncapped)
Charlie Ewels (Bath, 31 caps)
Ted Hill (Bath, 4 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 15 caps)
FLANKER
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 15 caps)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 11 caps)
Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 40 caps)
N8
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 20 caps)
Tom Willis (Saracens, 6 caps)
SCRUM-HALF
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 13 caps)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
FLY HALF
Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester, uncapped)
George Ford (Sale Sharks, 99 caps) – co-captain
CENTER
Seb Atkinson (Gloucester, uncapped)
Oscar Beard (Harlequins, uncapped)
Luke Northmore (Harlequins, uncapped)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 72 caps)
WING
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 8 caps)
Will Muir (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins, 1 cap)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, 4 caps)
FULLBACK
Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 36 caps)
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