{"id":31397,"date":"2025-06-23T18:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/immanuel-feyi-waboso-england-stick-by-wing-for-argentina-us-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:35:51","slug":"immanuel-feyi-waboso-england-stick-by-wing-for-argentina-us-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/immanuel-feyi-waboso-england-stick-by-wing-for-argentina-us-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Immanuel Feyi-Waboso: England stick by wing for Argentina &#038; US tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">England head coach Steve Borthwick says suspended wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is too good a player to leave out of his summer plans, despite being unable to play in the two-Test series against Argentina.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Feyi-Waboso has been named in a 36-strong squad, but will have to sit out the matches against the Pumas before he is eligible for selection in a one-off Test against the United States on 19 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want players who have that X-factor in an England shirt,&#8221; Borthwick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/programmes\/p04q5p2n\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">told Rugby Union Weekl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/programmes\/p04q5p2n\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">y<\/a> in an episode that will appear on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I want players who want the ball in their hands and will get the crowd on their feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Feyi-Waboso was sent off after the television match official (TMO) reviewed his high tackle on France A fly-half Antoine Hastoy<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/c62dz3rpn62o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"> in England XV&#8217;s 26-24 defeat<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It was the 22-year-old&#8217;s first match in six months after dislocating his shoulder while playing for Exeter club side in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Manny has worked hard to get back from injury and looks in great condition,&#8221; added Borthwick. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He missed the whole of the Six Nations, and unfortunately now he has been suspended, but I still feel this is an opportunity to work with him for those couple of weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bath&#8217;s Will Muir, Sale&#8217;s Tom Roebuck and Harlequins&#8217; Cadan Murley are the other specialist wings named in England&#8217;s squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Northampton full-back George Furbank, who suffered a concussion in Saints&#8217; Investec Champions Cup final defeat by Bordeaux-Begles, stays home to continue his recovery with Freddie Steward and Joe Carpenter included.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ben Curry and Harry Randall have overcome injuries to make the squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jamie 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 Ford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gloucester&#8217;s Charlie Atkinson is the only other specialist fly-half in the squad, though Henry Slade can step in from midfield to fill in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Atkinson 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Thirteen of England&#8217;s frontline players  &#8211; including back-three options Tommy Freeman and Elliot Daly and fly-halves Fin and Marcus Smith &#8211;  are away on British and Irish Lions duty in Australia this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cgq70y5qpl4o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England head coach Steve Borthwick says suspended wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is too good a player to leave out of his summer plans, despite being unable to play in the two-Test series against Argentina. 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