- Jack Willis in line for first cap against Italy on Sunday
- George Ford absence biggest headache for Eddie Jones
George Ford is unavailable for England’s Six Nations finale against Italy on Saturday through injury but Jack Willis could win his first cap after he was rewarded for his fine form for Wasps with a call-up to the squad for the coming autumn Tests. Willis is joined by his fellow uncapped Wasps team-mate Jacob Umaga, who is in contention for the matchday squad against Italy in Ford’s absence.
Willis and Umaga are two of seven Premiership finalists added to Eddie Jones’s 36-man squad along with teammates Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson. Exeter, despite adding the Premiership title to their European crown, provide just three players in Henry Slade, Harry Williams and the in-form second row Jonny Hill. Jack Nowell and Luke Cowan-Dickie are among those injured but both Joe and Sam Simmonds have been overlooked by Jones.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/26/england-call-up-uncapped-wasps-duo-six-nations-autumn-internationals-eddie-jones-rugby-union under the title “England call up uncapped Wasps duo Willis and Umaga for autumn Tests”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
