Manager Steve Borthwick has named three uncapped players in his 36-man England Six Nations squad: Greg Ficilau, Vilikesa Serra and Emmanuel Iyogun.
Exeter No. 8 Fisilau, 22, has been praised for his form for the club, while 20-year-old Bath tighthead Serra is included along with Will Stewart (Achilles) and Asher Opoku-Forjour (shoulder) has been ruled out of the Championship.
Also included is Northampton Saints tighthead Trevor Davison, 33, who won his first Test cap in four years against the United States in the summer.
Davison’s club team-mate, loosehead prop Iyogun, 25, has been given an England chance, while Finn Baxter (calf) is currently out injured but is expected to return during the Six Nations.
Exeter Chiefs No8 Greg Ficilau has been named one of three uncapped players in England’s 2026 Six Nations squad.
Joe Hayes is England’s only experienced tighthead prop in the squad, joined by Virriquesa Serra and Trevor Davison
Further injury concerns see a quartet of players named for rehabilitation purposes only – fly-half Finn Smith (calf), winger Tom Roebuck (toe), center Olly Lawrence (knee) and back-rower Ben Currie (hamstring).
Saracens’ 19-year-old winger Noah Kaluori, who scored five tries on his Prem rugby debut to force his way into England’s first team in November, will play for England’s Under-20s this Test window.
Other team additions since the autumn have included Gloucester lock Arthur Clarke, Sale loosehead Bevan Rodd, Northampton full-back George Firbank, Leicester scrum-half Jacques van Portvliet and Gloucester center Seb Atkinson.
Saracens lock Nick Isiekwe, Harlequins back-rower Jack Kenningham and Sale scrum-half Raffi Quirke are among those missing out.
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England’s Henry Pollock met with Jamie Redknapp to discuss the upcoming Six Nations and Steve Borthwick’s goals for the team.
Head coach Borthwick said: “We have selected a team with a good balance of experience, leadership and exciting potential.”
“The margins in the Six Nations are incredibly small, so our goal over the next few days is to come together quickly, prepare thoroughly and make sure we are ready to perform.
“If we prepare well and continue to demand the highest level from each other, we will be in the strongest possible position when the championship begins.”
36 members of England squad for 2026 Six Nations
Forward (20): Ollie Chetham (Leicester Tigers, 30 caps), Arthur Clarke (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 14 caps), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 53 caps), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 20 caps), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 65 caps). Theo Dunne (Saracens, 20 caps), Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 3 caps), Ben Earl (Saracens, 46 caps), Greg Ficilau (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 75 caps), Jamie George (Saracens, 105 caps), Joe Hayes (Leicester Tigers, Maro Itoje (Saracens, 97 caps – captain), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints, uncapped), Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, 7 caps), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, 5 caps), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 10 caps), Virikesa Sera (Bath Rugby, uncapped), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 45 caps).
Backs (16): Henry Arundel (Bath Rugby, 11 caps), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, 2 caps), Elliot Daly (Saracens, 74 caps), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, 7 caps), Immanuel Fay-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 13 caps), George Ford (Sale Sharks, Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 22 caps), George Firbank (Northampton Saints, 14 caps), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 27 caps), Kaydan Murray (Harlequins, 4 caps), Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, 2 caps) Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 74 caps), Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 46 caps), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 14 caps), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 41 caps), Jack van Portvliet (Leicester Tigers, 21 caps).
