Three Warriors named in England Squad

Three uncapped players – Huddersfield’s Scott Moore, Leeds’ Ryan Hall and Wigan’s Sam Tomkins - have been named in Tony Smith’s 19 man England squad to face France in Paris on Saturday 13 June in the Gillette Fusion International.

The squad, which will be captained by Leeds Rhinos forward Jamie Peacock, features players from 11 different clubs and is a youthful looking one featuring 12 players who are aged 25 or under.

It also includes 12 players who were not involved in last year’s World Cup in Australia including Huddersfield’s Eorl Crabtree, Wakefield’s Ryan Atkins and the Hull KR duo of Peter Fox and Shaun Briscoe.

Three players who made their debuts in last year’s Gillette Fusion International against Wales – Tony Clubb, Richard Myler and Michael Shenton - also make the squad.

Tony Smith, England head coach, said: “This is a squad featuring a lot of new and exciting faces as well as seasoned campaigners and gives a good blend of youth and experience. It’s a big team that is full of speed and skill and people who can score tries.

“The players are chosen from a number of Super League clubs. This I believe is a reflection of the form of some of the players and clubs at the moment and also underlines just how competitive Super League is this season.

“This game against France will also be about looking at a number of new faces to see how they perform on the international stage with one eye on this autumn’s Four Nations.”

As well as playing France in Paris on 13 June, England will also face Bobbie Goulding’s men in this autumn Four Nations tournament which also features Australia and World Champions New Zealand. England will play France on 23 October at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.

The game in Paris is llive on Sky Sports 2, kick off 8pm (BST) and 9pm (CET).

England 19 man squad

Ryan Atkins, 23, Wakefield Wildcats, 2 caps

Sam Burgess ,20, Bradford Bulls 1 cap

Shaun Briscoe, 26, Hull KR,3 caps

Tony Clubb, 21, Harlequins RL,1 cap

Eorl Crabtree, 26, Huddersfield Giants, 9 caps

Peter Fox, 24, Hull KR,2 caps

James Graham, 23, St Helens,4 caps

Ryan Hall, 21, Leeds Rhinos, 0

Gareth Hock , 25, Wigan Warriors, 4 caps

Danny McGuire, 26, Leeds Rhinos, 8 caps

Scott Moore, 21, Huddersfield Giants (on loan from St Helens), 0 caps

Adrian Morley, 32,Warrington Wolves, 8 caps

Richard Myler, 19, Salford City Reds, 1 cap

Sean O’Loughlin,26, Wigan Warriors, 0 caps (but capped for GB)

Jamie Peacock, 31, Leeds Rhinos 10caps

James Roby,23, St Helens, 4 caps

Michael Shenton,22, Castleford Tigers,1 cap

Sam Tomkins, 20, Wigan Warriors, 0 caps

Ben Westwood, 27, Warrington Wolves, 6 caps

Against France in Paris, England will also be wearing their new PUMA Kit for the first time.