Rugby Union Today: England name November Test squad

Adam Kyriacou
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Another busy day in the rugby union game as England named their training squad for the upcoming November internationals.

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England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 36-man squad to fly to Portugal next week for a training camp to prepare for their first Test of the November internationals against South Africa.

Jonny May and Will Spencer return to the Leicester Tigers team for Friday’s Champions Cup game against the Scarlets at Welford Road.

Waratahs back-row Jed Holloway is a surprise inclusion in the Wallabies squad for the third Bledisloe Test in Yokohama later this month.

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Gregor Townsend has confirmed new Scotland call-up Blade Thomson will miss the November 3 Test against Wales due to commitments with the Scarlets.

Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika admitted that although a change in attitude is needed in his coaching set-up, he is still backing his assistant coaches.

Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes has been suspended for six weeks which rules him out for three of England‘s end-of-year Tests next month.

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What’s on TV

Once again BT Sport will be showing all 10 Champions Cup matches this weekend, kicking off on Friday at Welford Road.

Meanwhile, Sky Sports are televising the Mitre 10 Cup and Currie Cup semis as those competitions hit the knockout stage.

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