Eight Northampton Saints players have been named in Steve Borthwick’s 36-man England squad for the Men’s Guinness Six Nations.
The group will gather at the England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park, on Tuesday, 27 January, for a day’s training before travelling to Girona to continue preparations.
In the forwards, Borthwick has selected the Saints quartet of Alex Coles, front rowers Trevor Davison and uncapped Emmanuel Iyogun and British and Irish Lion, Henry Pollock.
In the backs, there are two more Lions, Tommy Freeman and Alex Mitchell, as well as Fraser Dingwall and Saints club captain, George Furbank.
Fin Smith will also go into camp to continue his rehabilitation.
“We’ve picked a squad with a good balance of experience, leadership and exciting potential,” said Borthwick.
“The margins in the Guinness Six Nations are incredibly fine, so our aim over the coming days is to come together quickly, prepare thoroughly, and make sure we’re ready to perform.
“If we prepare well and keep demanding the highest levels from one another, it puts us in the strongest possible position when the Championship begins.”
All England matches will be shown live on ITV1.
England squad for 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations
Forwards:
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 30 caps)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 14 caps)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks, 53 caps)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, 20 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 65 caps)
Theo Dan (Saracens, 20 caps)
Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 46 caps)
Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 75 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 105 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 17 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 97 caps) – captain
Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby, 7 caps)
Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 10 caps)
Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 45 caps)
Backs:
Henry Arundell (Bath Rugby, 11 caps)
Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, 2 caps)
Elliot Daly (Saracens, 74 caps)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, 13 caps)
George Ford (Sale Sharks, 105 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 22 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 14 caps)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 27 caps)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins, 4 caps)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 74 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 46 caps)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 14 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 41 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 21 caps)
Rehabilitation in Girona: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Not considered for selection: Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks), Adam Radwan (Leicester Tigers), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby).