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Tuesday 13 August 2019 06:52, UK
England head coach Eddie Jones has finalised his World Cup party the day after beating Wales 33-19 at Twickenham in their first warm-up match for the tournament.
Uncapped Bath back Ruaridh McConnochie was the surprise call-up as Jones named his official 31-man squad on Monday, and the squad has been taking shape over many months.
England face Wales in Cardiff, and Ireland at Twickenham, before their final pre-World Cup game, against Italy in Newcastle on Friday September 6, with all internationals live on Sky Sports.
Jones' announcement has been a long time in the making. Sky Sports looks at how the England squad has evolved since the start of the year.
Headlines: Knee injury keeps Dylan Hartley out
In his place, Luke Cowan-Dickie was included in a 35-man squad for the Six Nations, as was Jack Singleton, who was one of four uncapped call-ups along with Ollie Thorley, Dan Robson and Ben Earl.
There were recalls for Jack Clifford and Ollie Devoto while Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Ellis Genge and Joe Launchbury returned having missed the autumn internationals through injury.
Chris Robshaw was listed as unavailable due to injury, although he was later called up, but Danny Care found himself out in the cold.
Anthony Watson remained out through injury but Joe Cokanasiga was back from a knee injury to take his place after winning his first two caps during the autumn, while Jonathan Joseph joined up with the squad on March 4 following his injury lay-off.
Mike Brown and Dan Cole were also included despite falling out of favour in 2018, while there was the welcome return of Manu Tuilagi, seeking his first Six Nations appearance since 2016.
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Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Ben Earl (Saracens), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs), Brad Shields (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons).
Backs
Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Ollie Devoto (Exeter Chiefs), Owen Farrell (Saracens) captain, George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Dan Robson (Wasps), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Players unavailable due to injury
Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby).
Headlines: England omit former captains Hartley and Robshaw
Jones announced a 29-man squad on June 20 to attend England's training camp at Pennyhill Park.
Alex Dombrandt, Lewis Ludlam, McConnochie and Val Rapava Ruskin all received their first call ups.
But former captains Hartley and Robshaw were omitted, while senior players Care and Nathan Hughes were also left out.
The absence of Hartley and Robshaw was all the more significant given Jones was unable to select players who had featured in the Premiership play-offs.
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Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Val, Rapava Ruskin (Gloucester Rugby), Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors), Brad Shields (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)
Backs
Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Joe Cokansiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Wasps), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby), Dan Robson (Wasps), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Players unavailable due to injury
George Kruis (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Headlines: Danny Cipriani earns recall, Willi Heinz puts his name in the frame
Gloucester fly-half Cipriani joined up with the training camp at the Lensbury Club to spark hope he would be included in the final 31-man party travelling to Japan.
Voted the Premiership player of the year by his peers last season, Cipriani was joined by fellow Gloucester players Willi Heinz and Ollie Thorley as well as Northampton pair Piers Francis and Courtney Lawes.
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Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Val Rapava Ruskin (Gloucester Rugby), Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors), Brad Shields (Wasps), Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons).
Backs
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Cipriani (Gloucester Rugby), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Wasps), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby), Dan Robson (Wasps), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers).
Players unavailable due to injury
George Kruis (Saracens), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Mako Vunipola (Saracens).
Headlines: Mike Brown is handed the chance to show his worth at England's second World Cup training camp; he is added alongside team-mates Dombrandt and Marcus Smith, Gloucester's Thorley and Bath Rugby's Tom Dunn.
Danny Cipriani heads off-site to carry out specialised strength and conditioning work.
Forwards
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs), Brad Shields (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 22 caps), Jack Singleton (Saracens, uncapped), Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 41 caps), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons/Sale Sharks)
Backs
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers),Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Ben Spencer (Saracens), Ben Te'o (unattached), Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Headlines: Cipriani is left out, Sam Underhill and Anthony Watson are recalled, Brown back, Ben Moon omitted, while Joe Marchant is called up.
A sign of things to come for Cipriani. The Premiership player of the year was not among a 38-man group travelling to Italy for the 12-day camp.
Cipriani was handed words of encouragement, however, as Jones announced: "We have left some good players doing work at their clubs and they must be ready if called up."
Underhill and Anthony Watson had joined Cipriani as part of a small group of players working off-site in Bristol, but the pair were both named for the trip to Treviso.
Despite injury concerns, Mako Vunipola, lock George Kruis, and wing Jack Nowell were all included, while Brown was also called up after initially missing out on selection.
Forwards
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler, (Harlequins), Brad Shields (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Jack Singleton (Saracens), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons/Sale Sharks)
Backs
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Joe Marchant (Harlequins), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Spencer (Saracens), Ben Te'o (unattached), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Headlines: Ben Te'o and Brown are both left out after camp altercation, Hartley absent, Cipriani out, McConnochie in.
Luke Cowan-Dickie was among the try scorers in England's experimental side that ended Wales' 14-match winning run and prevented their rivals from replacing New Zealand at the top of the rugby rankings.
The previously uncapped Ludlam started in the back row after Underhill picked up a foot injury, and the Northampton flanker put in some thumping tackles to rubber-stamp his place on the plane.
Willi Heinz looked snappy and self-assured on his Test debut, the 32-year-old ticked many boxes for Jones with his crisp passing before making way for Ben Youngs after 50 minutes.
Having excelled at The Rec, McConnochie completed a dramatic elevation in making the final World Cup squad as one of six back-three players.
The concerns over Jack Nowell's fitness have perhaps worked in his favour, with the pair joining Joe Cokanasiga, Elliot Daly, Anthony Watson, Jonny May in providing the firepower.
The World Cup in Japan runs from September 20 to November 2.
Forwards
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler(Harlequins, 58 caps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Jack Singleton (Saracens), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons/Sale Sharks)
Backs
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Ruaridh McConnochie (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
England face Wales for their second Quilter International on Saturday at the Principality Stadium, live on Sky Sports Action. They also face Ireland (August 24) at Twickenham and Italy (September 6) in Newcastle as part of their Summer Internationals, all on Sky Sports.
