Six Warriors in Knights squad
- Six Warriors have been named in England Knights Squad for Autumn Internationals.
- Bateman, Halsall, Havard, Partington, Pearce-Paul and Smithies all selected by Paul Anderson.
- Knights will face France B in Bordeaux on Sunday 2 October and Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday 8.
England Knights Head Coach Paul Anderson has named his squad for the forthcoming autumn internationals against France B in Bordeaux on Sunday 2nd October and Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday 8th, with six Warriors selected.
The 21 players are drawn from nine Betfred Super League clubs – testimony to the strength of the development systems now in place at club level.
Wigan’s John Bateman, Sam Halsall, Ethan Havard, Oliver Partington, Kai Pearce-Paul and Morgan Smithies have all been named.
England Knights Head Coach Paul Anderson said: “I’m proud that so many of these players have come through the England performance pathway and that is also a real credit to the development systems in place at the clubs themselves. Travelling to France and then Scotland in the space of a week is exactly the sort of experience we want to give these players to prepare them for the different challenges of international rugby, especially with an eye on the 2025 World Cup in France.”
England Knights Squad
John Bateman (Wigan Warriors), Jon Bennison (St Helens), Deon Cross (Salford Red Devils), Matt English (Huddersfield Giants), Sam Halsall, Ethan Havard (both Wigan Warriors), Jordan Lane (Hull FC), Mikey Lewis (Hull KR), Jez Litten (Hull KR), Ellis Longstaff, Matt Nicholson (both Warrington Wolves), Oliver Partington, Kai Pearce-Paul (both Wigan Warriors), Will Pryce, Olly Russell (both Huddersfield Giants), Morgan Smithies (Wigan Warriors), Josh Thewlis (Warrington Wolves), Liam Tindall (Leeds Rhinos), Owen Trout (Huddersfield Giants), Danny Walker (Warrington Wolves), Matt Whitley (Catalans Dragons).
