Feyi-Waboso called up by England despite ban
NEWS: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been included in England’s 36-man summer tour squad, despite being suspended for the first two matches.
Hooker Jamie George and flyhalf George Ford will co-captain the group, which contains 10 uncapped players, for two Tests against Argentina and one against the United States.
Exeter wing Feyi-Waboso was sent off for a high tackle on Antoine Hastoy in the first half of Saturday’s 24-26 loss to a France XV on his first appearance since suffering a dislocated shoulder in December.
Due to his ban, the 22-year-old will be unavailable for the matches against Los Pumas on July 5 and 12 in La Plata and San Juan, respectively.
Subject to completing a tackle course, Feyi-Waboso, who has scored five tries in eight international caps, will return to contention for the clash with the USA on July 19 in Washington, DC.
Joe Carpenter, Seb Atkinson, Guy Pepper, and Oscar Beard, who were involved in the non-capped contest with France, are joined in the squad by fellow potential Test debutants Charlie Atkinson, Arthur Clark, Emmanuel Iyogun, Will Muir, Luke Northmore, and Max Ojomoh.
The squad will train at England’s base in Surrey on Tuesday before flying to Buenos Aires later in the day.
In addition to the 13 players away with the British and Irish Lions, Joe Batley, Fraser Dingwall, George Furbank, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Lozowski, George Martin, and Ollie Sleightholme were not considered for selection.
Head coach Steve Borthwick said: “The three-Test series is a huge challenge and a valuable opportunity for the continued development of this squad.
“For some of the younger players, this will be their first experience of touring overseas with England. Travelling together helps strengthen team bonds and offers a valuable chance for new players to integrate into our environment.
“It’s an exciting test for us, and we’re looking forward to seeing how we continue to evolve as a team.”
England squad:
Forwards: F Baxter (Harlequins), A Clark (Gloucester), A Coles (Northampton), C Cunningham-South (Harlequins), B Curry (Sale), T Dan (Saracens), T Davison (Northampton), A Dombrandt (Harlequins), C Ewels (Bath), J George (Saracens, co-capt), J Heyes (Leicester), T Hill (Bath), N Isiekwe (Saracens), E Iyogun (Northampton) C Langdon (Northampton), A Opoku-Fordjour (Sale), G Pepper (Bath), B Rodd (Sale), S Underhill (Bath), T Willis (Saracens).
Backs: C Atkinson (Gloucester), S Atkinson (Gloucester), O Beard (Harlequins), J Carpenter (Sale), I Feyi-Waboso (Exeter), G Ford (Sale, co-capt), W Muir (Bath), C Murley (Harlequins), L Northmore (Harlequins), M Ojomoh (Bath), H Randall (Bristol), T Roebuck (Sale), H Slade (Exeter), B Spencer (Bath), F Steward (Leicester), J van Poortvliet (Leicester).
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