Three new faces in England squad
Sam Tomkins, Kyle Eastmond and Chris Bridge make England's Four Nations squad
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By Sarah Garrod. |  |
Monday, 12, Oct 2009 05:45
By inthenews.co.uk staff
England coach Tony Smith has called up three new faces to his squad for the upcoming Four Nations tournament involving France, Australia and New Zealand.
Super League young player of the year Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors) joins fellow new boys Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) and Kyle Eastmond (St Helens) in the 24-man lineup.
The former two also make the 20-strong squad for the warm-up game against Wales in Bridgend this Saturday.
"It's great to see some young and fresh faces in there, this is very much a squad for now and a squad which looks to the future," said Smith, who includes fellow young player of the year nominee Richie Myler in the squad alongside Eastmond and Tomkins.
"These young players will do a good job for us alongside the wealth of experience that exists elsewhere in the squad.
"The depth of talent reflects the increasing numbers of exciting young players who are emerging from Super League."
Wests Tigers star Gareth Ellis is the only man in the squad not with a Super League club.
And Grand Final winners Leeds Rhinos are the best represented with five players in the squad - captain Kevin Sinfield being joined by England skipper Jamie Peacock, Danny McGuire, Ryan Hall and rugby union-bound full-back Lee Smith.
Full 20-man squad for Wales exhibition:
Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves)
Tom Briscoe (Hull FC)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves)
Tony Clubb (Harlequins)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers)
Peter Fox (Hull Kingston Rovers)
Ben Harrison (Warrington Wolves)
Mickey Higham (Warrington Wolves)
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook (Harlequins)
Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves)
Richard Myler (Salford City Reds)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Stefan Ratchford (Salford City Reds)
Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers)
Paul Sykes (Bradford Bulls)
Danny Tickle (Hull FC)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves)
Full 24-man squad for Four Nations:
Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves)
Shaun Briscoe (Hull Kingston Rovers)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants)
Kyle Eastmond (St Helens)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers)
Peter Fox (Hull Kingston Rovers)
James Graham (St Helens)
Ryan Hall (Leeds)
Danny McGuire (Leeds)
Scott Moore (Huddersfield Giants)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves)
Richard Myler (Salford City Reds)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds, captain)
James Roby (St Helens)
Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds)
Lee Smith (Leeds)
Paul Sykes (Bradford Bulls)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens)