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Joe Carpenter selected at full-back.

Congratulations to him!

[RinTin]

England A Team:

15. Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks, West Park Leeds RUFC)
14. Tobias Elliott (Saracens, Harrow Rugby Club)
13. Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, Chippenham RFC)
12. Will Butt (Bath Rugby, Wimborne RFC)
11. Ollie Hassell-Collins (Leicester Tigers, Newbury RFC, 2 caps)
10. Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, Oxford RFC)
9. Jack van Poortvliet (c) (Leicester Tigers, North Walsham RFC, 16 caps)

1. Phil Brantingham (Saracens, Northern FC)
2. Curtis Langdon (vc) (Northampton Saints, Hornets Rugby Club, 2 caps)
3. George Kloska (Bristol Bears, St. Brendan’s RFC)
4. Hugh Tizard (Saracens, Guildfordians RFC)
5. Tom Lockett (Northampton Saints, Northampton Saints)
6. Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints, Bromyard Rugby Club, 1 cap)
7. Jack Kenningham (Harlequins, Richmond RFC)
8. Alfie Barbeary (Bath Rugby, Banbury RUFC)

Replacements:
16. Gabriel Oghre (Bristol Bears, Walcot RFC)
17. Tarek Haffar (Northampton Saints, Grasshoppers RFC)
18. Luke Green (Northampton Saints, Richmond RFC)
19. Richard Capstick (Exeter Chiefs, Taunton Rugby Football Club)
20. Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs, Devonport Services RFC)
21. Will Porter (Harlequins, Amersham and Chiltern RFC)
22. Jamie Shillcock (Leicester Tigers, Southam RUFC)
23. George Hendy (Northampton Saints, Shipston-on-Stour RFC)

What a mess. Well done Carps, but that will now mean 0 minutes for Roebuck for 2 months. 0 for Raffi (if he is fit). Asher and Bevan not getting in either. No drop downs at all from the main squad.

One of our future inside centre stars is also being played at 13 in this match...

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I assume Raffi isn’t fit because he hasn’t been named in any squads (England or Sale) since he dropped out the main England squad before the Ireland game.

I was at Twickenham for the game against France and Asher was part of the warm-ups so assume he is travelling cover. I expect Roebuck is the same?