Jones add duo to England squad

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By Mark Stevens
29/5/17

Less than 48 hours after being crowned English champions, Exeter Chiefs duo Don Armand and Ollie Devoto were celebrating again after they were called up to be part of Eddie Jones’ England squad for the upcoming summer tour to Argentina.

Both Armand and Devoto played pivotal roles for the Chiefs as they claimed English rugby’s top prize for the first time in the club’s history when they defeated Wasps 23-20 after extra time at Twickenham.

The pair will head to South America alongside club-mates Jack Maunder, Henry Slade and Harry Williams, although Luke Cowan-Dickie will now not be travelling as he is set to undergo a knee operation in the coming days.

Jones - who was an interested spectator at Saturday’s Premiership Final - said: "I'm really excited about this Test series in Argentina. It is a big opportunity for this group and we are going out there to win 2-0.

"The players who have been in camp over the last few weeks have done extremely well and the win against a Barbarians team full of top internationals yesterday is testament to the hard work they have put in."

"We are looking forward to a good week of preparation in London before we depart this weekend."

Forwards

Don Armand (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Will Collier (Harlequins, uncapped)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 3 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 1 cap)
Dylan Hartley, captain (Northampton Saints, 84 caps)
Nathan Hughes (Wasps, 8 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, uncapped)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 42 caps)
Matt Mullan (Wasps, 15 caps)
Chris Robshaw, vice captain (Harlequins, 55 caps)
Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors, uncapped)
Tommy Taylor (Wasps, 1 cap)
Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons, uncapped)

Backs

Mike Brown, vice captain (Harlequins, 60 caps)
Danny Care, vice captain (Harlequins, 71 caps)
Joe Cokanasiga (London Irish, uncapped)
Ollie Devoto (Exeter Chiefs, 1 cap)
Nathan Earle (Saracens, uncapped)
George Ford, vice captain (Bath Rugby, 36 caps)
Piers Francis (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Sam James (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens, uncapped)
Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
Jack Maunder (Exeter Chiefs, uncapped)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby, 25 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 5 caps)
Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks, uncapped)
Marland Yarde (Harlequins, 11 caps)

England’s two-Test tour to Argentina:

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, 10 June, kick-off 815pm (BST).

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez, Santa Fe, 17 June,kick-off 815pm (BST)