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Slade misses out as England name World Cup squad

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LONDON :Centre Henry Slade had been dropped from England's squad for the Rugby World Cup in France, heading the list of high-profile omissions as coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man selection for the tournament on Monday.Slade, 30, featured for England at the last two tournaments and has been a regular since making his debut in 2015, but was dropped by former coach Eddie Jones late last year.He has not done enough to convince Borthwick that his versatility, which has also seen him previously also play flyhalf, fullback and wing for England, is enough of an asset.Number eight Alex Dombrandt, flanker Tom Pearson, hooker Jamie Blamire, centre Guy Porter and wing Joe Cokanasiga also miss out.

The quintet all started England’s dismal 20-9 loss to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday and look to have paid the price for a dire showing.

Mercurial Marcus Smith is one of three flyhalves along with captain Owen Farrell and George Ford.England will go into the tournament with three specialist centres in Joe Marchant, Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi, though Elliot Daly and Farrell can provide cover.

The latter will wear the number 12 jersey if Smith or Ford are preferred at flyhalf.Max Malins and Henry Arundell are versatile back three selections who can cover wing and fullback, and have been selected ahead of Cokanasiga and the experienced Jonny May.

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