Seven England internationals have been included within the Gallagher Premiership crew of the season.
England captain Maro Itoje is joined by present England team-mates Ted Hill, Ben Curry, Tom Willis, George Ford and Tom Roebuck within the squad chosen by an skilled panel, with Bathtub’s Tom Dunn being the seventh England worldwide, who earned the final of his three caps in 2020.
England hopeful Joe Batley, who was recently named in a 33-player training squad by Steve Borthwick, has made the crew within the second-row, in addition to his Bristol Bears team-mate Gabriel Ibitoye, who didn’t make Borthwick’s squad. The winger’s inclusion will exert extra stress on the England head coach to pick out him for summer season internationals towards Argentina and the USA, notably with Tommy Freeman and Elliot Daly absent with the British and Irish Lions.
Fellow Bristolian, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, whose eligibility for England subsequent yr stays unsure, additionally options within the crew.
The foreign influence in the XV comes from Welshmen Nicky Smith and Tomos Williams, Springboks Thomos du Toit and Robert du Preez (van Rensburg was additionally born in South Africa) and Argentina’s Santi Carreras.
Regardless of 15 Premiership gamers making Andy Farrell’s 38-man Lions squad, solely two of these have made the crew of the season – Lions captain Itoje and Williams, who was named player of the season. The likes of Curry, Willis and Ford, who had been all in competition to make Farrell’s squad, have made this XV forward of these that can tackle Australia later this yr.
Gallagher Premiership crew of the season 2024/25
1. Nicky Smith (Leicester Tigers)
2. Tom Dunn (Bathtub Rugby)
3. Thomas du Toit (Bathtub Rugby)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
5. Joe Batley (Bristol Bears)
6. Ted Hill (Bathtub Rugby)
7. Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
8. Tom Willis (Saracens)
9. Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby)
10. George Ford (Sale Sharks)
11. Gabriel Ibitoye (Bristol Bears)
12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg (Bristol Bears)
13. Robert du Preez (Sale Sharks)
14. Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
15. Santi Carreras (Gloucester Rugby)
