- George Ford, Billy and Mako Vunipola and Jamie George all out
- Coach hands notable recalls to Sam Simmonds and Joe Marler
George Ford, Billy and Mako Vunipola and Jamie George have all been left out of England’s 45-man training squad with Eddie Jones handing eye-catching recalls to Sam Simmonds and Joe Marler. Ford and Billy Vunipola were both rested by Jones over the summer, while Mako Vunipola and George toured with the British & Irish Lions, and all four are conspicuous by their absence in the first squad of the new season.
Simmonds also toured with the Lions and won his last cap for England in 2018 with Jones frequently ignoring calls to select the Exeter No 8. He comes back in for the brief camp in Teddington, however, as does Joe Marler, who has not played for England since the end of 2020, having opted out of the Six Nations.