Northampton Saints’ Emmanuel Iyogun and George Hendy have been selected by head coach Mark Mapletoft to start for England A against Spain on Saturday (15 November, kick-off: 4pm GMT), with Archie McParland set to come off the bench.
Iyogun and McParland both started for the England A side in last weekend’s 14-31 defeat at the Recreation Ground against the All Blacks XV and Hendy, who joined up with the squad this week, has previously featured for the A side in February 2025 at Ashton Gate against Ireland A.
“Our result in Bath has given us many learnings to take into a fresh challenge in Spain,” Mapletoft said.
“Having the opportunity to play rugby in Spain is a rare honour and an opportunity our young group are eager to seize. We’re thankful to Pablo Bouza and his team and look forward to creating an exciting contest in Valladolid.”
England Men’s A vs Spain will be broadcast live on RugbyPass TV this Saturday.
England A vs Spain
Saturday 15 November
Kick-off: 4pm GMT
Estadio Jose Zorrilla, Valladolid
15 Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs, Vale of Lune RUFC, uncapped)
14 Noah Caluori (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby, uncapped)
13 Angus Hall (Saracens, Sevenoaks Rugby Club, uncapped)
12 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White (Sale Sharks, Ampthill RUFC, uncapped)
11 George Hendy (Northampton Saints, Shipston-on-Stour RFC, uncapped)
10 Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, Oxford RFC, 1 cap)
9 Caolan Englefield (Gloucester Rugby, Old Rutlishians Rugby, uncapped)
1 Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints, Southend RFC, uncapped)
2 Nathan Jibulu (Sale Sharks, Old Wimbledonian Warriors RFC, uncapped)
3 Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby, Saracens Amateur RFC, uncapped)
4 Olamide Sodeke (Saracens, Blackheath Rugby Club, uncapped)
5 Ben Bamber (Sale Sharks, Langworthy Reds ARLFC, uncapped)
6 Nathan Michelow (Saracens, Brentwood Rugby, uncapped)
7 Fitz Harding (c) (Bristol Bears, Beaconsfield RFC, uncapped)
8 Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs, Devonport Services RFC, uncapped)
Replacements:
16 Kepu Tuipulotu (Bath Rugby, Cwmbran RFC, uncapped)
17 Tarek Haffar (Leicester Tigers, Grasshoppers RFC, uncapped)
18 Vilikesa Sela (Bath Rugby, Royal Wootton Bassett RFC, uncapped)
19 Joe Owen (Bristol Bears, Stroud Rugby, uncapped)
20 Ewan Richards (Bath Rugby, Wells RFC, uncapped)
21 Archie McParland (Northampton Saints, Ruthin RFC, uncapped)
22 Joseph Woodward (Leicester Tigers, Lichfield RUFC, uncapped)
23 Ben Redshaw (Gloucester Rugby, West Park Leeds RFC, uncapped)