England have called up five injured replacements to join the squad ahead of the first Six Nations match against Ireland on February 1.
England will start the season against the defending champions in Dublin, made even more difficult by the additional injuries to five players, including strikers Jamie George and Alex Dombrant.
Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints) and Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks) will join the squad when England’s preparations begin on Tuesday at the team’s training base in Girona in Spain.
The five new players replace Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) and Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), as well as George (Saracens) and Dombrandt (Harlequins), all of whom suffered injuries while playing for their clubs on the weekend.
Mitchell will miss the first Six Nations match but will travel with the team to Girona to continue his rehabilitation.
Jamie George has been ruled out of England’s opening Six Nations
George was replaced as England captain by club teammate Maro Itoje when Steve Borthwick named his Six Nations squad. He then suffered a hamstring injury late in Saracens’ 32-24 Champions Cup defeat to Castres and was ruled out for the opening game of the Six Nations weekend.
2025 Six Nations Schedule: England
- February 1: Ireland
- February 8: France (h)
- February 22: Scotland (h)
- March 9: Italy (h)
- March 15: Wales
