Feyi-Waboso and Slade receive new England contracts for 2026/27
Published on: 12/08/2026
Exeter Chiefs duo Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Henry Slade have both been named in England’s new elite player squad for the 2026/27 season.
Both Chiefs players retain their places in Steve Borthwick’s 25-player strong group which features new faces such as Northampton Saints champion lock Alex Coles and Sale Sharks’ Asher Opoku-Fordjour.
The news comes in the aftermath of England’s summer Nations Series campaign which featured wins over Fiji and Argentina in July.
The contracts form part of the men's professional game partnership, designed to support the preparation and development of players for the England men's team.
The 25 contracted players are selected from the wider 50-player EPS squad.
England enhanced contracts:
Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
George Furbank (Harlequins)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Martin (Saracens)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
Guy Pepper (Bath Rugby)
Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Written By:
Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
