Mikey Lewis in 19-man England squad to face Samoa as Shaun Wane rallies fans

Hull Kingston Rovers' Man of Steel winner Mikey Lewis is in contention to play for England against Samoa in Wigan on Sunday after being named in the 19-man squad.

Lewis is an option in the halves, where he is a regular for Rovers, but can also play at full back and has come off the bench for England as a hooker.

Chris Hill, Liam Marshall, Danny Walker, Morgan Smithies and suspended Luke Thompson are the men who drop out of the initial 24-man squad.

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NRL trio Herbie Farnworth, Kai Pearce-Paul and Dominic Young are all in line to make their first England appearances since the defeat against the same opposition at the Emirates Stadium in the 2022 World Cup semi-final. They are joined in the 19 by two more players who have flown from Australia to link up with England - Tom Burgess, heading for Huddersfield Giants next season, and Victor Radley.

England head coach Shaun Wane said: "It’s been great to be back in camp with the players this week and I can’t wait for them to get back out on the field on Sunday wearing that England jersey.

“I’ve had to make some difficult decisions selecting my squad for this weekend as we have real competition for places and everyone across the 24-man squad can make a strong case to be involved.

“I’m really happy with how we’ll line-up on Sunday and I’m confident in the players I have picked to rise to what will be a tough challenge against Samoa.

“Hopefully the England fans turn out in force this weekend and get behind us in Wigan and watch two of the best sides in international rugby go head-to-head.”

England Men Squad v Samoa

Matty Ashton

John Bateman

Tom Burgess

Ben Currie

Daryl Clark

Herbie Farnworth

Ethan Havard

Morgan Knowles

Matty Lees

Mikey Lewis

Mike McMeeken

Harry Newman

Junior Nsemba

Kai Pearce-Paul

Victor Radley

Harry Smith

Jack Welsby

George Williams

Dom Young

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