Bath Rugby back added to England A squad ahead of Australia A match as tighthead prop drops out
Bath Rugby winger Will Muir has been added to England A’s squad to face Australia A on Sunday after recently recovering from a knee injury.
Muir was a try scorer in February when England A made its return after eight years in a 91-5 victory over Portugal and has been on the fringes of the England senior team after showing barnstorming form at club level. He joins clubmate Max Ojomoh, who looks set to return from injury this weekend, in the squad to prepare to face the Wallabies while Bath’s World Rugby U20 Championship winning tighthead prop Vilikesa Sela has left the national squad after suffering a shoulder injury in the 78-19 Premiership Rugby Cup win over Bristol Bears on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Blue, Black and White flanker Ted Hill has stepped up to join the senior England side following an injury to Tom Curry during the defeat to Australia on Saturday.
England A head coach Mark Mapletoft has also added Gloucester Rugby’s Arthur Clark, and Hugh Tizard of Saracens to the squad to face Rod Seib’s side at the Twickenham Stoop following their 10-10 draw against Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate on Friday night.
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 to begin preparations for the fixture later this week, with training also set to take place at Richmond Athletic Ground.
The game kicks off at 2pm on Sunday.
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)