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John Evely

Eddie Jones releases 11 players back for Premiership duty ahead of England v Argentina

England head coach Eddie Jones has revealed his hand ahead of Sunday's Autumn Nations Series opener against Argentina but cutting down his squad to 25 players, releasing 11 players back to their clubs ahead of Round Nine of the Gallagher Premiership.

Two more players will be cut on Friday when the matchday 23 is announced.

The 11 players heading back to their clubs are Gloucester loosehead Val Rapava-Ruskin, Newcastle hooker George McGuigan, London Irish flanker Tom Pearson, Sale prop Bevan Rodd, Saracens lock Hugh Tizard, Northampton full back George Furbank, London Irish centre Will Joseph, Saracens star utility back Max Malins, Harlequins win Caden Murley, Leicester centre Guy Porter and Sale scrum half Raffi Quirke.

Gloucester winger Jonny May, who has remarkably recovered from a dislocated elbow just two weeks ago, remains with the national side who take on Los Pumas at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday 6 November at 2.15pm KO)

The match is live on Amazon Prime Sport and TalkSport.

FULL SQUAD

FORWARDS
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 37 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 41 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 39 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks, 15 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 58 caps)
David Ribbans (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Sean Robinson (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 14 caps)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 52 caps)
Jack Singleton (Gloucester Rugby, 3 caps)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 64 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 70 caps)
Jack Willis (unattached, 4 caps)

BACKS
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 12 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 97 caps)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 69 caps)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 42 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 48 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 13 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 13 caps)
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks, 46 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 3 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 117 caps)

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