Manu Tuilagi, George Martin and Luke Cowan-Dickie have all been named in England’s extended 36-man squad to prepare for Scotland in the Six Nations.
The three players missed the first two rounds of the tournament because of injury. England have won their first two games against Italy and Wales.
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Two other players, Ollie Lawrence and Marcus Smith, will join the group but just to rehab the injuries they are carrying. Bath centre Lawrence has a hip problem and Harlequins fly-half Smith has a calf injury.
England take on Scotland on 24 February and are seeking their first Six Nations win over their rivals since 2020.
England team to play Wales in Six Nations round two
Starting XV: Freddie Steward, Tommy Freeman, Henry Slade, Fraser Dingwall, Elliot Daly, George Ford, Alex Mitchell; Joe Marler, Jamie George (captain), Will Stuart, Maro Itoje, Ollie Chessum, Ethan Roots, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl
Replacements: Theo Dan, Ellis Genge, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Chandler Cunningham-South, Danny Care, Fin Smith, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
England team to play Italy in Six Nations round one
Starting XV: Freddie Steward, Tommy Freeman, Henry Slade, Fraser Dingwall, Elliot Daly, George Ford, Alex Mitchell; Joe Marler, Jamie George (captain), Will Stuart, Maro Itoje, Ollie Chessum, Ethan Roots, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl
Replacements: Theo Dan, Beno Obano, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Chandler Cunningham-South, Danny Care, Fin Smith, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
England Six Nations squad 2024
Forwards:
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, 7 caps)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 107 caps)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins, uncapped)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 5 caps)
Theo Dan (Saracens, 7 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 15 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 25 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 30 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 58 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 85 caps) – captain
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 7 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 76 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 88 caps)
Beno Obano (Bath Rugby, 3 caps)
Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints, 1 cap)
Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 33 caps)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 30 caps)
Rehabilitation: George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks) Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers), Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers).
Backs
Danny Care (Harlequins, 96 caps)
Elliot Daly (Saracens, 64 caps)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
George Ford (Sale Sharks, 91 caps)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints, 3 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 6 caps)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 11 caps)
Will Muir (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 57 caps)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 30 caps)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby, 4 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 31 caps)
England Six Nations Fixtures 2024
(All kick-off times are GMT)
Round 1
Sat 3 Feb, Italy 24-27 England – Stadio Olimpico, 2.15pm Watch Italy cut loose in first half against England
Round 2
Sat 10 Feb, England v Wales – Twickenham Stadium, 4.45pm
Round 3
Sat 24 Feb, Scotland v England – Scottish Gas Murrayfield, 4.45pm
Round 4
Sat 9 Mar, England v Ireland – Twickenham Stadium, 4.45pm
Round 5
Sat 16 Mar, France v England – Parc OL, 8pm
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