Exeter Chiefs trio added to England squad
Exeter trio Dave Ewers, Henry Slade and Thomas Waldrom have been added to England's squad for the autumn internationals.
The three Chiefs players have been brought in as cover for James Haskell (Wasps), Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints) and Billy Vunipola (Saracens), who are all nursing varying injuries.
Burrell is remaining with Saints for specialist assessment on his injured right hand over the next two days, while Vunipola will undergo the return to play protocol in camp after suffering concussion in Saracens’ game at Munster on Friday.
Haskell is still getting over a viral infection and, with Will Fraser (Saracens) also suffering a concussion, Ewers comes in.
Stuart Lancaster has opted to call up a total of nine additional players in case of injuries prior to their first Test against New Zealand on November 8.
Northampton pair Ben Foden and Alex Waller are included along with Bath duo Henry Thomas and Anthony Watson.
Gloucester's Matt Kvesic and Saracens' Richard Wigglesworth have also been included in the party.
Lancaster said: “We always anticipated bringing in additional players following the European games, either to cover injuries or for training.
“Luther will be assessed by a specialist over the next 48 hours and our medics are in close contact with Saints so we’ll know more in a few days but it’s great to be able to bring in Henry (Slade). Billy (Vunipola) will undergo the return to play protocol with us and will resume training once he has completed that.
“Injuries are inevitable but we are excited about the group we have in camp. We are raring to go and looking forward to getting out on the training pitch tomorrow.”
Full England squad:
Forwards: Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Alex Waller (Northampton Saints), Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons), Henry Thomas (Bath), David Wilson (Bath), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Rob Webber (Bath), Dave Attwood (Bath), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Calum Clark (Northampton Saints), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), James Haskell (Wasps), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester), Ben Morgan (Gloucester), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, captain), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Thomas Waldrom (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Backs: Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Kyle Eastmond (Bath), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonny May (Gloucester), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath), Anthony Watson (Bath), Marland Yarde (Harlequins)