ASHER NAMED ON ENGLAND EPS LIST
England Men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named four Sharks in the 25 players who will receive enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts for the 2026/27 season.
Prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour is named on the list for the first time, along with Tom Curry, Luke Cowan-Dickie and George Ford.
The contracts form part of the Men’s Professional Game Partnership, supporting the preparation and development of the England Men’s team.
The 25 contracted players are selected from the wider 50-player EPS squad.
England Men’s enhanced EPS 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)
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