Borthwick selects seven uncapped players in England training

Fisilau and Tuima among new names in preliminary squadEngland travel to Japan and New Zealand for games this summer

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, has named seven uncapped players in a 19-man preliminary training squad before the tour of Japan and New Zealand this summer. Exeter’s Greg Fisilau and Rus Tuima and the Bath-bound flanker Guy Pepper are among the new faces included, along with the Harlequins pair Fin Baxter and Luke Northmore.

There are also opportunities for the Bristol hooker Gabriel Oghre and Gloucester’s fly-half Charlie Atkinson at next week’s four-day training camp in Bagshot, Surrey. The players have been chosen from the six teams not involved in this season’s Premiership playoffs, with the final selection to be announced on 10 June.