FIRST TEAM
HICKS CALLED UP BY ENGLAND FOR JAPAN CLASH
Newcastle Red Bulls' Max Hicks has been called up by England ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship match against Japan.
The 27-year-old made his England A debut in Friday's 59-24 home win over an Argentina XV in Bath, coming on as a second-half replacement.
A summer signing from Perpignan, Auckland-born Hicks has represented New Zealand's Maori All Blacks but qualifies for England through his Cornish mother.
The flanker has impressed in his seven appearances for the Red Bulls, which saw him shortlisted for the Gallagher Player of the Month award.
He will now form part of the England group preparing for Saturday's 4.40pm kick-off against Japan as they aim to build on Sunday's home win over Australia.
The match can be viewed on the Kingston Park Stadium TVs as part of a club and country double header following Newcastle Red Bulls' PREM Rugby Cup game against Harlequins.
Tickets for the 2.30pm kick-off are available by clicking here.
ENGLAND SQUAD
Forwards:
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Max Hicks (Newcastle Red Bulls)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton Saints)
Jack Kenningham (Harlequins)
George Martin (Saracens)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
Tom Pearson (Northampton Saints)
Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Backs:
Noah Caluori (Saracens)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
Tobias Elliott (Saracens)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Will Joseph (Gloucester Rugby)
Joe Marchant (Sale Sharks)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Archie McParland (Northampton Saints)
Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
