England head coach Stuart Lancaster has named six new players in the Elite Player Squad.

Billy Vunipola, Dave Attwood and Matt Kvesic has been added to the forwards, while wings Marland Yarde and Christian Wade have also been bumped up to the elite group.

Centre Kyle Eastmond has also been named in the list by Lancaster, while David Strettle, James Haskell and Jonathan Joseph have dropped down to the Saxons squad.

Lancaster will pick a captain in October before the start of the Autumn internationals.

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Danielle Joynson