Greenwood names uncapped England XV he’d like to see this summer
Will Greenwood has selected a starting 15 squad made up entirely of uncapped players that he would like to see play against the United States and Canada in July.
As 11 players will not be available for England head coach Eddie Jones this summer due to the British and Irish Lions touring South Africa, there is plenty of room for experimentation in next month’s two tests. .
Greenwood wrote in his column for The Telegraph and named the 15 players he wants to see win their first selection for England as the big guns leave for South Africa.
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Marcus Smith gets the green light from Greenwood.
In perhaps one of the more obvious choices for Greenwood, the Rugby World Cup-winning center went with Harlequins maverick Marcus Smith to play for England this summer.
Smith is only 22, but the Harlequins man has been a standout Gallagher Premiership player over the past few seasons and is arguably late for his first England selection.
“Give him the keys to number 10 this summer and see how he can control an England side,” Greenwood wrote.
“This is the last piece of his puzzle: to have adaptability in play and control and to be able to adapt to whoever you give him while continuing to run the show.”
Ben Curry and Alex Dombrandt included in the powerful back row.
Other notable players on the Greenwood squad are Ben Curry (twin brother of future Lion Tom) and Harlequins number eight Alex Dombrandt.
Curry has played extremely well for the Sale Sharks since making his senior debut for the club in 2016 at the age of 18, but has been largely eclipsed by his brother, who has already won 33 caps for England. .
Greenwood believes that now is the time to introduce Ben Curry to international rugby as he believes he is destined to play for England alongside his brother in the future.
The three-time Lions tourist has described Dombrandt as “well out of the ordinary” for the Harlequins this year and believes it would be “criminal” for the 24-year-old not to stand a chance for England this summer.
Check out Will Greenwood’s uncapped England XV below.
15. Freddie Stewart (Leicester Tigers)
14. Ollie Sleightholme (Saints of Northampton)
13. Luke Northmore (Harlequins)
12. Piers O’Connor (Bristol Bear)
11. Ollie Hassell-Collins (Irishman from London)
10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
9. Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
8. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
7. Ben Curry (Selling Sharks)
6. Miles Reid (Bain)
5. David Ribbans (Northampton Saints)
4. Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers)
3. Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
2. Will Capon (Bristol Bear)
1. Tom West (Wasps)
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