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England pick suspended Feyi-Waboso for summer tour
Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will go on tour with England this summer despite being suspended for the two-Test series against 22-year-old has been banned for three matches - one of which he will be excused when he completes World Rugby's 'tackle school' programme - for a high shot on France A fly-half Antoine Hastoy in an England XV's 26-24 defeat on will only be available to coach Steve Borthwick for England's match against the United States on 19 July, having to sit out the games against Argentina on the two previous Will Muir, Sale's Tom Roebuck and Harlequins' Cadan Murley are the other specialist wings named in the 36-strong full-back George Furbank, who suffered a concussion in Saints' Champions Cup final defeat by Bordeaux-Begles, stays home to continue his recovery with Freddie Steward and Joe Carpenter are Curry and Harry Randall have shaken off injuries to make the George, who was succeeded by Maro Itoje as England skipper at the start of this year, will co-captain the team with Sale fly-half George Charlie Atkinson is the only other specialist fly-half in the squad, although Henry Slade can step in from midfield to fill is one of 10 uncapped players in the squad, with Bath pair Max Ojomoh and Guy Pepper also looking to make their first Test appearances for England."The three-Test series is a huge challenge and a valuable opportunity for the continued development of this squad," said Borthwick."For some of the younger players, this will be their first experience of touring overseas with England. Travelling together helps strengthen team bonds and offers a valuable chance for new players to integrate into our environment."It's an exciting test for us, and we're looking forward to seeing how we continue to evolve as a team."Argentina, ranked fifth in the world, beat the British and Irish Lions in Dublin on Friday night and have defeated South Africa, New Zealand, France and Australia, over the past 12 are searching for their first series win over England. The United States have lost all nine of their previous meetings with England, going down 43-29 in their most recent meeting in 2021.
England squad to tour Argentina and the United States
Forwards: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Arthur Clark (Gloucester), Alex Coles (Northampton), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale), Theo Dan (Saracens), Trevor Davison (Northampton), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester), Ted Hill (Bath), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton), Curtis Langdon (Northampton), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale), Guy Pepper (Bath), Bevan Rodd (Sale), Sam Underhill (Bath), Tom Willis (Saracens)Backs: Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester), Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Joe Carpenter (Sale), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter), George Ford (Sale), Will Muir (Bath), Cadan Murley (Harlequins), Max Ojomoh (Bath), Harry Randall (Bristol), Tom Roebuck (Sale), Henry Slade (Exeter), Ben Spencer (Bath), Freddie Steward (Leicester), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester)
