FOUR Saints players have again been included in the 19-man England squad for Saturday's second test against Samoa.
Jack Welsby, Matty Lees, Daryl Clark and Morgan Knowles, who all featured in last week's first test win at Wigan, are again named.
Wigan Warriors duo Liam Marshall and Luke Thompson have been called into the squad.
Thompson is set to win his eighth cap after he was ruled out of England’s 34-18 win over the Samoans on Sunday by a one-match suspension, and Marshall is in line to make his full international debut as a replacement for the Sydney Roosters star Dominic Young, who suffered a hand injury during the opening match.
Marshall, who was the leading try-scorer in the Betfred Super League in 2024, wore the England jersey against Fiji in a warm-up match before the 2022 Rugby League World Cup, but that match did not have full international status.
A third Wigan player, the 20-year-old second-row Junior Nsemba, is also in the running to make his international debut alongside Marshall, having retained his place in the 19-man squad alongside the Warrington Wolves utility player Ben Currie, was an unused 18th player at the weekend.
England Head Coach Shaun Wane said: “I’ve had to make a few changes to my 19 following on from last weekend’s victory and that is why having a strong squad is so important. I’m confident with the lads I have had to bring in.
“Our goal was always to win this series 2-0 and we have put ourselves in the position to achieve that on Saturday. We know Samoa will be better – but so will we.
“We’re all looking forward to getting back to Headingley, where we had great support when we completed a 3-0 series win against Tonga last year.”
England Men Squad v Samoa: Matty Ashton, John Bateman, Daryl Clark, Ben Currie, Herbie Farnworth, Ethan Havard, Morgan Knowles, Matty Lees, Mikey Lewis, Liam Marshall, Mike McMeeken, Harry Newman, Junior Nsemba, Kai Pearce-Paul, Victor Radley, Harry Smith, Luke Thompson, Jack Welsby, George Williams.
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