Leaked England Six Nations squad includes EIGHT exciting uncapped players

The 33-year-old will spearhead a squad highly anticipated to include several promising uncapped players, whose names are detailed below...

Nicknamed the Horse for his gait, he was named 2019 England Sevens Men’s Player of the Year – the first male player to win the award in their first season of England Sevens - and scored two tries in his country’s opening 2019/20 World Sevens Series event as they secured bronze in one of his previously preferred living destinations, Dubai.

The proud Yorkshireman has since transferred his try-scoring skills to the XVs game with Bath Rugby. Joining ahead of the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership campaign, the wing scored seven tries in his first 12 Premiership appearances before carrying that form into 2021/22.

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The determination of his inclusion may hinge on the results of his disciplinary hearing scheduled for Wednesday. The No 8 player faces citations for two distinct incidents that occurred during Bath's victory against Racing 92. In that match, he managed to score but was later shown two yellow cards, leading to his dismissal.

He marked his senior debut for Wasps with a try just three weeks after turning 18 and has continued his fine scoring form ever since, crossing the whitewash 10 times in 26 league outings since 2019.

In Europe, the Number 8 has produced several player-of-the-match performances, including a superb display against 2021 Heineken Champions Cup winners Toulouse, and has a 1:1 try ratio.

Dingwall was nominated for the Premiership Rugby Cup’s Breakthrough Player award in 2019/20 and scooped Saints’ Young Player of the Season award for his efforts, which did not go unnoticed on the international stage, with the centre earning the call to England’s training squad ahead of the 2020 Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup. 

The Academy graduate continued his progress in 2021/22, making 25 appearances (with all but one of them from the start) and captained the side in the absence of regular skipper Lewis Ludlam during the 2022 Six Nations. 

In the February of the 2022/23 season, Dingwall won the Premiership Player of the Month and in that same month the centre also picked up the Premiership Try of the Month. It was a successful season for Dingwall at the Club as he also won the cinch Supporters’ Player of the Season.

Smith, grandson of former Scotland and British & Irish Lions loosehead prop Tom Elliot, arrived at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens from Worcester Warriors where he progressed through the Academy set-up, after beginning his club rugby at Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire before joining Warwick School.

After playing every match for Warriors in the Premiership Rugby Under-18s Academy League in 2019/20, he signed on full-time with Worcester’s Academy in the summer of 2020.

The talented outside-half became the youngest-ever player to start for Warriors in the Gallagher Premiership in March 2021, when he lined up against Bath at the age of just 18 years and 313 days.

He made 31 senior appearances for Worcester, and his form at Sixways earned him a selection for England Under-20s for the 2021 Six Nations in Cardiff. Smith – who has ten caps for England Under-20s so far – was influential in the Red Rose’s Grand Slam-winning campaign, scoring 31 points in five matches including a try against Scotland.

Smith was named again in England Under-20s EPS for 2022, but did not feature during the Six Nations as he instead held down the No.10 jersey for Warriors in the Gallagher Premiership, during a campaign which also saw him lift the Premiership Rugby Cup with Worcester.

Born to Nigerian parents, Feyi-Waboso grew up as one of six siblings in Llandaff, and kicked off his club rugby journey with Rumney RFC, while also being heavily involved in athletics specialising in hurdles and high jump.

He also represented Cardiff Schools at Under 11s and Under 15s level before progressing further in the Cardiff Rugby pathway with the age grade sides and academy.

His talent was clear to see and at 18 years old, he made his first team debut for Cardiff against the Ospreys.

In February 2022, it was confirmed he would join the Wasps Senior Academy, combining his rugby with studying medicine at Aston University.

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett liked what he saw from the young back and gave him his senior debut in a Premiership Rugby Cup victory over Newcastle Falcons. He would feature again in the same competition against Leicester Tigers and was an unused replacement in a Gallagher Premiership clash against Northampton Saints.

When Wasps slipped into administration in October 2022, the Chiefs moved swiftly to secure the signature of the Welsh age-grade international.

New Zealander Ethan Roots described playing in the Gallagher Premiership as a life-long dream having arrived at Exeter Chiefs during the summer of 2023. The all-action back-row forward is joined from United Rugby Championship outfit, Ospreys Rugby.

Roots joined the Welsh region in March 2021 from the Crusaders and went on to cement himself as a physical on-field force for the Welsh region.

After establishing himself in the East Coast Bays Prem side, the next step up the ladder was to convince Mitre 10 Cup side North Harbour that he was worth a punt.

In his first season in the Prem side, they got to the final but lost it in the final few minutes. To pile on the misery, Roots’ coach then told him he had missed out on a contract with Harbour straight after the match. The following year, Roots was part of the side that went back and won the final, which resulted in North Harbour giving him a shot.

Then things really started to happen. After just five games with Harbour, three of New Zealand’s four Super Rugby franchises – the Crusaders, Chiefs and the Hurricanes – had put contract offers in front of him. But it wasn’t a difficult decision. As soon as the call came from Crusaders boss Scott Robertson, Roots said yes as fast as he could.

Suddenly he was sharing a dressing room with some of the best players in the world; All Blacks Scott Barrett, Joe Moody, Luke Romano, Codie Taylor, George Bridge, Jack Goodhue, David Havili, Richie Mo’unga and Sevu Reece, to name a few.

Then came the move to the Ospreys. Head coach Toby Booth had tried to sign Roots at the start of the season, but the timing wasn’t right. Roots’ first child had just arrived and he didn’t feel like he could leave. However, when the chance to come on loan arose later in the year, he went for it.

Having made an impression during his temporary spell with his abrasive style of play, Roots was offered his permanent deal and, this time, couldn’t say no.

From there, Roots did not look back and his eye-catching displays earned him rave reviews and many admirers, among them Rob Baxter, who moved swiftly to bring the Kiwi to Devon.

The 19-year-old only made his Sale debut last month and then came off the bench two weeks ago against Harlequins where Marler went out of his way to praise his potential in a live interview on TNT Sport (watch video below). “It felt good to hear from someone with such accolades to recognise me and give me a bit of praise,” Opoku-Fordjour said. “It was very cool.”

The powerhouse prop, tipped by Marler to be a future England star, joined Harlequins’ Academy on a full-time basis in June 2020.

Baxter began playing rugby at Cobham RFC at the age of five and made his England U18 debut against Scotland in 2018.

Baxter made his Harlequins debut in the Champions Cup against Racing 92 coming off the bench in the 68th minute in December 2020. 

Capable of filling in on the loosehead too, Baxter made his debut for England U20s during the 2021 U20 Six Nations. He recently signed a long-term contract extension to stay at The Stoop.

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