• Sheedy and Smith are two of 20 uncapped members in squad
Callum Sheedy and Marcus Smith are the eye-catching inclusions in a vastly inexperienced England squad to face the Barbarians which offers few clues as to Eddie Jones’s World Cup plans. The Wales-born Sheedy is rewarded for a fine season with Bristol while Smith’s selection is a surprise because the 20-year-old has been withdrawn from the under-20 squad and will now miss the Junior World Cup in Argentina.
They are two of 20 uncapped members of the squad, picked by Jim Mallinder, who assumes head coach duties this week with Jones distancing himself from the fixture. The Northampton pair Teimana Harrison and Paul Hill as well as Wasps’ Tommy Taylor are the only capped players selected and while there is a degree of wiggle room it is highly unlikely that those called up – with the possible exception of Smith – will be included in Jones’s wider World Cup training squad.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/27/callum-sheedy-and-marcus-smith-are-standout-inclusions-for-england under the title “Callum Sheedy and Marcus Smith are standout inclusions for England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
