Discover (and save!) Second row Maro Itoje leaves the field after receiving a yellow card in England’s win over South Africa (Getty Images) Maro Itoje (Saracens) Age: 24, Caps: 29 Man of the match and rightly so as he carried the ball a remarkable 18 times and made 20 tackles in defence, a second-row with back-row figures. England Six Nations Squad 2020. Eddie Jones confirmed his 35-man England squad for the 2019 Six Nations on Thursday, with several interesting calls in a host of areas and a return from injury for many. Former England and Lions second row Both second row players need to be strong, athletic and dynamic. A year ago they improved on a dour 2018 tournament, coming second to the Welsh in the table. A Loughborough College student has been selected to play for England on an international rugby tour this Easter. Jones has named six uncapped players in the squad. They started together in seven of England’s next eight Tests. Apr 22, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by Ojeta Oke. The 22-year-old arrives at Franklin’s Gardens from Saracens, where he came through the Academy and made his debut back in 2016, before earning his first international cap less than a year later on the Red Rose’s tour of Argentina. England second row George Kruis has been dropped for Saturday's Test against Australia at Twickenham. Northampton Saints can today announce that England lock Nick Isiekwe will join the Club on a year-long loan deal. your own Pins on Pinterest

Prop Ellis Genge and back Alex Lozowski have also been left … And height is also useful, particularly in the number five shirt. Former England and Lions second row. Josh Sharp was chosen from around 500 players across the country to join the England Students Rugby squad for the second year in a row and will begin training in Twickenham before travelling to play matches in France and Ireland. Clifford was on the bench for six of those games too. And England won every one of them. England second row George Kruis will make his return for Saracens on Sunday in his first game since suffering a serious knee injury in December. The basic role of the second row remains the same - to lock and push in the scrum, win line-out ball and secure possession from restarts. … But where the role has developed since my playing days is that second rows have now developed into ball carriers. After losing to the South Africans in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final, England and Eddie Jones’s attention has shifted to the 2020 Six Nations, where they will look to put the loss behind them. England's International Rugby Capped Players; Number Name Position Date first cap obtained Opposition 338: Bim Baxter: forward: 1900-01-06: v Wales at Gloucester 339: Fred Bell: forward: 1900-01-06: v Wales at Gloucester 340: Robert William Bell: forward: 1900-01-06: v Wales at Gloucester 341: Arthur Brettargh: centre: 1900-01-06: v Wales at Gloucester 342: William Cobby: forward Jones singled out Kruis as his man of the match on the grounds of his work-rate and the 29-year-old is set to continue his second-row partnership with Joe Launchbury against the Scots.